Breaking “Agent Smith” malware affects 25 Million Devices; 15 million devices are in India alone

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Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has discovered a new variant of mobile malware that has quietly infected around 25 million devices, including 15 million mobile devices in India. Disguised as a Google-related application, the malware exploits known Android vulnerabilities and automatically replaces installed apps with malicious versions without users’ knowledge or interaction.

Dubbed “Agent Smith”, the malware currently uses its broad access to the devices’ resources to show fraudulent ads for financial gain, but could easily be used for far more intrusive and harmful purposes such as banking credential theft and eavesdropping. This activity resembles previous malware campaigns such as Gooligan, Hummingbad and CopyCat.

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16 apps infected with Agent Smith Malware are removed from Google Play Store.

In case you have any of them on your device, you need to uninstall them:
  1. Ludo Master- New Ludo Game 2019 For Free
  2. Blockman Go: Free Realms & Mini Games
  3. Crazy Juicer – Hot Knife Hit Game & Juice Blast
  4. Sky Warriors: General Attack
  5. Bio Blast – Infinity Battle Shoot virus
  6. Shooting Jet
  7. Photo Projector
  8. Gun Hero — Gunman Game for Free
  9. Cooking Witch
  10. Color Phone Flash – Call Screen Theme
  11. Clash of Virus
  12. Angry Virus
  13. Rabbit Temple
  14. Star Range
  15. Kiss Game: Touch Her Heart
  16. Girl Cloth Xray Scan Simulator
 
16 apps infected with Agent Smith Malware are removed from Google Play Store.

In case you have any of them on your device, you need to uninstall them:
  1. Ludo Master- New Ludo Game 2019 For Free
  2. Blockman Go: Free Realms & Mini Games
  3. Crazy Juicer – Hot Knife Hit Game & Juice Blast
  4. Sky Warriors: General Attack
  5. Bio Blast – Infinity Battle Shoot virus
  6. Shooting Jet
  7. Photo Projector
  8. Gun Hero — Gunman Game for Free
  9. Cooking Witch
  10. Color Phone Flash – Call Screen Theme
  11. Clash of Virus
  12. Angry Virus
  13. Rabbit Temple
  14. Star Range
  15. Kiss Game: Touch Her Heart
  16. Girl Cloth Xray Scan Simulator
Who downloads these kinds of junk ???
And the last one is hilarious ... :tongue2: :rofl2:
 
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