Google Play, the official app store for the platform, has revealed that five programs that have been downloaded 32,000 times include a new version of the Android malware known as “Mandrake.”
In 2020, Bitdefender released the first report on Mandrake. The experts noted that the virus has been active in the field since at least 2016 and highlighted its advanced espionage capabilities.
Kaspersky has recently shown that five apps uploaded to Google Play in 2022 allowed a new Mandrake version with improved obfuscation and evasion to infiltrate the store.
The last app, AirFS, which was the most successful in terms of popularity and infections, was deleted at the end of March 2024 read more about Android spyware ‘Mandrake’ hidden in apps on Google Play since 2022.
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