Antivirus apps Mister Phone Cleaner And Kylhavy Mobile Security collectively they have been installed 60,000 times and their goal was to steal bank logins by installing an advanced version of the infamous malware SharkBot.
Users android they should eliminate these dangerous apps that they managed to trick google, which arrived in stores because they didn’t contain malicious code that would have caused Google to reject them. Mister Phone Cleaner and Kylhavy Mobile Security are apps called helpers that are created to deliver malware to Android phones.
After the installation was complete, users were prompted to install an update to remain protected against threats, which was basically a way to: install SharkBot on victim’s phone. While these apps are no longer available on the Play Store, users who previously downloaded them must uninstall them from their phones or risk serious consequences.
SharkBot was first discovered in late 2021, and the first apps with it were found in the Play Store in March of this year. The mode of operation at the time was to steal information via keylogging, intercept text messages, trick users using screen overlay attacks to reveal sensitive information or give cybercriminals remote control of the infected device by exploiting accessibility services.
Source: Lega Nerd