Joker malware found in 8 Android apps
Some Google Play Store applications have been marked with Joker malware. The malware spread into a user’s device via applications, and then secretly collects data and forced these users to premium subscriptions without the knowledge or consent of the user.
Joker malware has been found in Google Play Store apps since the past three years. A recently found 8 Joker malware on Google Play Store. These eight applications were reported to Google and the tech giant has removed all the applications from their store.
We searched for the eight apps that were recently found infected with Joker Trojan virus, and should be removed from any Android device. The 8 apps you need to delete right are:
- Auxiliary Message
- Fast Magic SMS
- Free CamScanner
- Super Message
- Element Scanner
- Go Messages
- Travel Wallpapers
- Super SMS
Joker as many other Trojans steals information from the victim’s device via SMS messages, contact list, and device info. The Trojan will then silently interact with advertisement websites and also subscribes the victim to premium services without their knowledge.
These apps ask for notification access, which is used to get notification data. The application then goes on to take SMS data from notification, and asks for Contacts access. When the access is provided, the app makes and manages phone call permission. After that, it continues to work in hidden status, without showing any visible malicious activity to the user.
Malware authors are planting these malware applications on the Google Play Store in scanner apps, wallpaper apps, message apps. These types of apps can quickly become a target. Users are advised to avoid such apps and use only those that are trusted.
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