{"id":28599,"date":"2019-08-21T14:05:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T14:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/?p=543112"},"modified":"2019-08-21T14:05:06","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T14:05:06","slug":"fake-apps-courtesy-of-agent-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/fake-apps-courtesy-of-agent-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"FAKE APPS!\u2014courtesy of Agent Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/women-slightly-concerned-300x157.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/women-slightly-concerned-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/women-slightly-concerned-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/women-slightly-concerned-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/women-slightly-concerned-640x335.png 640w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/women-slightly-concerned-900x471.png 900w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/women-slightly-concerned-440x230.png 440w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/women-slightly-concerned-380x199.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/p>\n<p>As new mobile malware sweeps the globe, here\u2019s how to keep your device secure.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re spending more and more of our lives online and for most of us the door to this digital world is our smartphone. It\u2019s the first thing we look at when we wake up and the last thing we check at night. It\u2019s where we do our banking and shopping, where we hang out with friends, play games to pass the time, post status updates and share photos. It\u2019s where we watch TV, hail cabs and even consult our local doctor.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s just one problem: the bad guys know this and they\u2019ve become highly skilled at making money off the back of our reliance on mobile devices. Early this month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/vinfo\/us\/security\/news\/cybercrime-and-digital-threats\/agent-smith-malware-infecting-android-apps-devices-for-adware\">a new global Android malware campaign<\/a> called Agent Smith was revealed to have compromised 25 million handsets across the globe including many in the US.<\/p>\n<p>It should be another reminder to users not to take mobile security for granted. Fortunately, with a few easy steps you can make giant strides towards keeping the hackers at bay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Agent Smith?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember the malignant agent\/virus antagonist to Neo in <em>The Matrix<\/em>? Well, Agent Smith is the latest in a long line of malware campaigns designed to infect consumers\u2019 mobile devices. It begins life embedded inside legitimate-looking applications like photo apps, gaming titles and\/or adult-themed software. These are found more on popular third-party marketplaces such as 9Apps, rather than the official Google Play store, though it showed up there too.<\/p>\n<p>Once a user installs one of these booby-trapped apps, the malware will get to work, exploiting vulnerabilities in the Android operating system. It extracts a list of all the legit apps that the user has installed on their phone and then sets about replacing them with identical-looking but malicious versions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does it affect me?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re unlucky enough to have your device infected with Agent Smith, it will then go on to hijack your apps to show unwanted ads \u2013 thereby generating the hackers money. Although this doesn\u2019t sound too catastrophic for the victim, there is the potential for the attack to get much worse. Researchers have claimed that the same malware could be used to steal sensitive information like online banking credentials from an infected device.<\/p>\n<p>As of early July, Agent Smith had already infected over 302,000 mobile devices in the US. The number may be even higher today. It\u2019s one of the biggest threats seen so far this year, but it\u2019s by no means the only one. Attackers are always looking for ways to get malware onto consumers\u2019 devices, and in so doing:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody readability=\"3.5\">\n<tr readability=\"7\">\n<td width=\"20px\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Steal log-ins for key accounts like online banking<\/li>\n<li>Secretly mine for crypto-currency using your device, which can cause it to slow down<\/li>\n<li>Flood your screen with pop-up adverts, making it unusable<\/li>\n<li>Lock your device with ransomware until a fee is paid<\/li>\n<li>Sign your device up to premium rate services which can incur heavy charges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"10px\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>How do I stay safe?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Google is getting better at preventing apps loaded with hidden malware from being published on its official Play Store, but there are still occasions when some sneak through. The hackers behind Agent Smith were found to have hidden malware elements on 11 apps listed on Google Play. Two of them had already reached 10 million downloads by the time Google was notified and they were withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>App downloads are also only one of several avenues where your mobile device could be at risk of attack. Others include via malicious text or IM messages, public Wi-Fi networks that you might be sharing with hackers, and even lost or stolen devices.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a quick rundown of some key steps to stay safe:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody readability=\"7.6769095697981\">\n<tr readability=\"15.353819139596\">\n<td width=\"20px\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Stick to legitimate stores (Google Play and Apple\u2019s App Store) \u2013 you are 23 times more likely to install a potentially harmful application (PHA) outside Play, <a href=\"https:\/\/source.android.com\/security\/reports\/Google_Android_Security_2018_Report_Final.pdf\">according to Google<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Read the permissions requested by applications when you install them. If they seem excessive (i.e., a gaming app that wants to access your address book and microphone) then avoid. It\u2019s better to be safe than sorry.<\/li>\n<li>Always ensure you\u2019re on the latest version of Android.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t log-in to public Wi-Fi, or if you must, don\u2019t use any sensitive accounts (email, banking etc) until you get back onto a private and secure network. Otherwise, use a WiFi VPN, like <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.trendmicro.wifiprotection.us&amp;hl=en_US\">Trend Micro WiFi Protection<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure your device has a remote lock and wipe feature switched on, to sign out of accounts and wipe the device if it is lost or stolen.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t brick\/jailbreak the device as this can expose it to security risks.<\/li>\n<li>Be cautious \u2013 you may be more likely to click on phishing links in emails, texts, and via social channels when on the move as you could be distracted and\/or in a rush.<\/li>\n<li>Run anti-malware on your mobile device, from reputable company like Trend Micro.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"10px\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>How can Trend Micro help?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The last recommendation is non-trivial. Trend Micro offers customers comprehensive anti-malware capabilities via Trend Micro Mobile Security (TMMS), which provides protection from malicious apps via the Mobile App Reputation Service (MARS).<\/p>\n<p>With Agent Smith, there are two malicious parts: the Agent Smith malware itself and the doppelganger apps that it creates on victim devices to replace the legitimate ones. MARS\/TMMS detects both. On Google Play, the MARS\/TMMS pre-install scan will detect Agent Smith <em>before<\/em> it installs. (This same function will prevent you from downloading other malicious apps to your device.) Otherwise, both Agent Smith (installed from a 3<sup>rd<\/sup>-party store) or the doppelganger apps it creates will trigger the real-time scan in MARS\/TMMS and warn you the apps are not safe, so you can delete them from your device.<\/p>\n<p>Among its other features, Trend Micro Mobile Security also:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody readability=\"2\">\n<tr readability=\"4\">\n<td width=\"20px\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Blocks dangerous websites<\/li>\n<li>Checks if public WiFi connections are safe<\/li>\n<li>Guards financial and commercial apps<\/li>\n<li>Optimizes your device\u2019s performance<\/li>\n<li>Protects your kids\u2019 devices with parental controls<\/li>\n<li>Protects your privacy on social media<\/li>\n<li>Provides lost device protection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"10px\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Used in conjunction with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/en_us\/forHome\/products\/password-manager.html\">Trend Micro Password Manager<\/a>, for securing and managing your passwords, and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.trendmicro.wifiprotection.us&amp;hl=en_US\">Trend Micro WiFi Protection<\/a>, for keeping you save on public WiFi, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/en_us\/forHome\/products\/mobile-security.html\">Trend Micro Mobile Security<\/a> can help keep your mobile device\u2014both you and your identity\u2014safe from threats like Agent Smith and countless others.<\/p>\n<p> Read More <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/fake-apps-courtesy-of-agent-smith\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As new mobile malware sweeps the globe, here\u2019s how to keep your device secure. 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