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Unremovable malware "xHelper" infects 45,000 Android devices

Spotted back in March 2019, xHelper is an unremovable Malware which has already infected 45,000 Android Smartphones. Reports are xHelper is making on average 131 victims per day and 2,400 victims per month.

According to Malwarebytes, xHelper gets installed via Unknown Third Party Applications which are not downloaded via Play Store. Worst part is you just cannot Uninstall this Malware, even performing factory reset of the entire device won't do anything good.

/Malwarebytes

CopyCat Malware has Infected 14 Million Android Smartphones Across the Globe

CopyCat Malware has Infected 14 Million Android Smartphones Across the Globe
CopyCat Malware is a new virus spreading to Android smartphones across the globe. According to a security firm Checkpoint, the malware has already spread to nearly 14 million Android devices, more than half of which are found in Asia. And nearly 4.9 million devices have fraudulent applications installed, while owners of 3.8 million devices have to deal with the advertisements served by the malware.

The CopyCat Malware is an auto ad-clicking malware, which automatically clicks ads when you're on the infected app. That said, they have managed to earn around $1.5 million in ad revenue. 


Hackers are capable of rooting the device, serving fraudulent advertisements, installing fraudulent applications, and stealing app installation credits. The CheckPoint firm says that installing the apps directly from the Google Play Store should prevent the device from being infected.

So, to stay secured and away from these apps, check out the reviews for the app and game before downloading it. And if you find a bad review, then ignore the app. 

“Godless” malware affects 90% of Android devices



"Godless" a new mobile malware has been detected by Researchers at security intelligence blog Trend Micro . The Malware targets All Android Devices running 5.1 Lollipop and earlier Android versions i.e Approx 90% of the Android Devices .



Godless , after gaining root privilege remotely it can be controlled to silently install unwanted software on the affected device, or even to spy the user .

According to Trend Micro -

Based on the data gathered from our Trend Micro Mobile App Reputation Service, malicious apps related to this threat can be found in prominent app stores, including Google Play, and has affected over 850,000 devices worldwide.

Though the Malicious apps seems to have been removed from Google Play according to Trends Micro 


We have also seen a large amount of clean apps on Google Play that has corresponding malicious versions – they share the same developer certificate – in the wild. The versions on Google Play do not have the malicious code. Thus, there is a potential risk that users with non-malicious apps will be upgraded to the malicious versions without them knowing about apps’ new malicious behavior. Note that updating apps outside of Google Play is a violation of the store’s terms and conditions.


If you are downloading apps from outside , make sure you have done a background check of the developer and the app . Downloading apps from Google Play seems much safer than outside apk's .



Seems , Android is getting prone to malware's . When the OS becomes too popular for public , then it becomes popular for hackers also ! 

via - PhoneArena
source - Trend Micro