Dr Klaus Schenk, senior vice president, security, and threat research at Verimatrix, explained how five popular app categories are often used to get dangerous malware onto your phone.
“Malicious actors often employ various tactics to hide malware or spyware within seemingly innocent applications,” Dr Klaus told reporters.
“One common approach is to embed malware into “dropper” apps, which can then silently install the harmful code on the user’s device.
“Popular app categories that have been known to contain malware include PDF viewers, calculators, converters, games, and QR code readers.
But that’s not all.
There’s also a sixth type of download that you should look out for: popular apps.
Often cyber-criminals will disguise their dangerous apps as popular downloads like WhatsApp or Twitter.
“Another method is repackaging legitimate apps, such as popular messaging apps like WhatsApp, with injected malware, exploiting the trust users place in familiar applications,” Dr Klaus warned.
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