Android Apps With Over 100M Installs Contain a Clicker Trojan

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Researchers found a clicker Trojan bundled with over 33 apps distributed through the Google Play Store and downloaded by Android users over 100 million times.

The malware was designed as a malicious module added to seemingly harmless applications such as audio players, barcode scanners, dictionaries, and a host of other various types of ordinary software most people would install on their Android devices.

These apps were fully functional as Doctor Web researchers found and didn't show any warning signs within their interface, while also not exhibiting any of the weird behavior most malicious applications display like hiding their icon after installation or requesting way too many permissions compared to the tasks they were designed to perform.

Clicker Trojans are a type of malware designed to stay active in the memory of infected devices and perform various ad fraud-related tasks in the background such as opening web pages without the victim's knowledge.

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Android Apps With Over 100M Installs Contain a Clicker Trojan

Researchers found a clicker Trojan bundled with over 33 apps, distributed through the Google Play Store, and downloaded by Android users over 100 million times.

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Doctor Web: Clicker Trojan Installed from Google Play by Some 102,000,000 Android Users

Clicker trojans are widespread malicious programs, designed to increase website visit rates and earn money on online traffic. They simulate user actions on web pages by clicking on links and other interactive elements. Doctor Web virus analysts have detected another such trojan on Google Play.

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