Adware apps attempt to evade easy removal by, literally, hiding their app icons from users

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These two young apps on @GooglePlay steal the users' contact lists and leak them all (~3k unique records) via unprotected Firebase instances, mostly UAE/Pakistan/Saudi Arabia victims it seems. #Android #Malware https://t.co/6INCOHBiLE https://t.co/o1mPKjrHNr

A new Joker app on @GooglePlay ”Amusing game station" - 100,000+ installs. The loader is slightly improved, the core build is an old s8-7-release. Targets: GR,AT,DE,PK,UAE,BD,TH. Distribution C&C: doocims[.]com, main C&C: 18.139.46[.]15 https://t.co/NXfFLZz6rD…

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AdDisplay.Clevernet Malware Found on Google Play 10,000+ Installs Display Ads with full screen https://t.co/as6KAW65eY

Yet another #Joker Trojan on Google Play. 10,000+ installs, contacts nichfyy[.]com, 52.77.93[.]217. https://t.co/PeUMxyCUbc

#HiddenApp total of 190.000+ installs. drops another app to show full screen ads. Dropper apps : https://t.co/INVS618R2G Adware : https://t.co/EVo7A9rN71

This horoscope app available on the PlayStore has been downloaded 1M+ times. You have 3-days free and after it’s €94.99/week… Don’t worry this app has been verified by PlayProtect... https://t.co/gWlmacyucY

When I heard about the emergency disclosure of CVE-2019-2215 by Project Zero, I decided to replicate the exploit on my local device to see it in action. I so...

Learn how to reverse engineer an iOS app, break down its components, and understand functionality without source code access for debugging or maintenance.

By Warren Mercer and Paul Rascagneres.


Introduction
Attackers are capitalizing on the recent discovery of a new vulnerability that exists across legacy iOS hardware. Cisco Talos recently discovered a malicious actor using a fake website that claims to give…

Fake-AV Found on Google Play 1,000+ Installs https://t.co/oqDiHtfhQy

The scammers behind this app have released 26 apps, under 3 different names, with a total of over 8,000,000 downloads. @GooglePlay: It's time to do something! Developer accounts: - https://t.co/xn8ExycwM9 - https://t.co/9IoddRqg6u - https://t.co/YSh1jEKS0y…

Doctor Web has detected a clicker trojan that can automatically subscribe users to paid services in the official Android app store.

Hiddad app found on Google Play 100,000+ Installs Display Ads with full screen https://t.co/WFf61QP9Ww

As we began to analyze the UC Browser app, we found requests were being made to download an additional APK over an unsecured channel.

Hiddad app Packed with Jiagu packer found on Google Play 500,000+ Installs after install hides it's icon from the App Drawer and running in the background. https://t.co/0cPl31uuhN

Three Joker app's found on Google Play: https://t.co/apqhtPsAcp https://t.co/QZgD6Yj6Nt https://t.co/UBXuVj4nW3

And more #joker samples: com.billiards.wallpapers - October 18, 2019, 10,000+ com.peculiarwallpaper.wpshow - October 15, 2019, 50,000+ com[.de.sourceforge.opencamera - October 16, 2019, 10,000+ com.zima.latest.gamelist - October 15, 2019, 100,000+ #malware…