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Kaspersky Labs reports "CamScanner" contains a trojan (100 million downloads, both iOS & Android)
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AG Holder
Aug 28, 2019, 3:11:23 PM8/28/19
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PSA: If you installed CamScanner, you might want to remove it.
o Google Play removed it already (according to ZDNet as of 12:07GMT today)
o It's _still_ available on iOS according to ZDNet as of 12:07GMT today)
The app was provided by Shanghai-based CC Intelligence, who also provides
o CamCard, and,
o CamCard.
Technical details are reported today over here:
<https://securelist.com/dropper-in-google-play/92496/>
"It can be assumed that the reason why this malware was added was the app
developers' partnership with an unscrupulous advertiser," noted Kaspersky
researchers Igor Golovin and Anton Kivva."
"But the case upends the usual rule that users can judge an app by user
reviews. On Google Play it has 1.8 million reviews, weighted heavily
towards five out of five stars. Similarly, reviews on Apple's App Store are
generally glowing."
<https://www.zdnet.com/article/android-google-play-app-with-100-million-downloads-starts-to-deliver-malware/>
o Google Play removed it already (according to ZDNet as of 12:07GMT today)
o It's _still_ available on iOS according to ZDNet as of 12:07GMT today)
The app was provided by Shanghai-based CC Intelligence, who also provides
o CamCard, and,
o CamCard.
Technical details are reported today over here:
<https://securelist.com/dropper-in-google-play/92496/>
"It can be assumed that the reason why this malware was added was the app
developers' partnership with an unscrupulous advertiser," noted Kaspersky
researchers Igor Golovin and Anton Kivva."
"But the case upends the usual rule that users can judge an app by user
reviews. On Google Play it has 1.8 million reviews, weighted heavily
towards five out of five stars. Similarly, reviews on Apple's App Store are
generally glowing."
<https://www.zdnet.com/article/android-google-play-app-with-100-million-downloads-starts-to-deliver-malware/>
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