Millions of Android gadget owners could have become victims of a new version of the Necro Trojan.
Users from Russia and a number of other countries encountered it, Kaspersky Lab reported.
This time, we are talking about applications that could have been downloaded from an official source, RIA Novosti reports.
A number of applications containing malicious software (SW) have been found on Google Play.
With the help of Necro, attackers can download the programs they need onto the victim’s smartphone and visit prohibited resources.
Hackers can use an infected device to commit cybercrime.
When trying to find them, experts will get to the smartphone of a person who did not even know that his gadget was being used remotely.
Malware was found in the Spotify Plus music app, a modified version of the WhatsApp messenger, a number of games, the Wuta Camera photo enhancement app, and the Max Browser browser.
The total number of downloads of infected applications is estimated at 11 million. They were downloaded not only in Russia, but also in Brazil, Vietnam, Ecuador, and Mexico.
