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BankBot banking malware found in flashlight and solitaire apps

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In a joint research, IT security researchers at Avast, ESET, and
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BankBot banking malware found in flashlight and solitaire apps

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BankBot, once thought to be wiped out, returns to Google Play store

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There is another example of malware being a constant problem for Android users: BankBot, a banking Trojan designed to help crooks steal people’s money, is still lurking in various Google Play store apps despite Google’s attempts to get rid of it. The malware’s newest version hides in seemingly benign software (like free flashlight apps or solitaire games), avoids detection by Android’s security, downloads the effective payload from an external source hours after gaining administrator rights and allows for the theft of the victim’s banking credentials. BankBot has already been through several iterations, having been removed by Google in September but “several versions remained active until November 17,” according to researchers from the security firm Avast. “This was long enough for the apps to infect thousands of users.” “The cyber criminals have been targeting customers of big banks like Wells Fargo, Chase and about 160 other banking apps in the U.S., Latin America, Europe […]

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BankBot Returns On Play Store – A Never Ending Android Malware Story

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Even after so many efforts by Google for making its Play Store away from malware, shady apps somehow managed to fool its anti-malware protections and infect people with malicious software.

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