Alert! New Android malware targets 232 banking apps

NewsBharati 05-Jan-2018

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Mumbai, January 5: As per the reports of Quick Heal Security Labs, a new Android banking malware called 'Android.banker.A9480' is now targetting over 232 banking apps including Indian banks.

The Android banking trojan is mainly designed to steal the login ID, password, SMS, contact lists etc and focusing on cryptocurrency apps as well. Over 20 cryptocurrency apps, including Bitcoinium, CoinPayments, and Bitfinex, were affected.

QuickHeal said the malware disguises itself as Flash Player. After installation, it requests administrative privileges. Even if the user kills the process and denies its request, the malware will keep popping up, asking access to admin rights.

Once the permission is given, its icon is hidden; it starts carrying out malicious activities in the background. It keeps looking for 232 apps, including banking ones.

"Android.banker.A9480" malware has targeted several major banking apps, including SBI Anywhere Personal, Axis Mobile, iMobile by ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank MobileBanking, HDFC Bank MobileBanking LITE, , IDBI Bank GO Mobile+, Abhay by IDBI Bank Ltd, IDBI Bank GO Mobile, IDBI Bank mPassbook, Baroda mPassbook, Union Bank Mobile Banking, and Union Bank Commercial Clients.

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