Viking Horde: A New Type of Android Malware on Google Play

Re:Viking Horde: A New Type of Android Malware on Google Play by throwaway0209 on Monday May 16, 2016 @05:45PM (#11709893)

so if I don't have Viking Horde or Viking Jump installed, my devices are not infected by this?

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Re:Viking Horde: A New Type of Android Malware on Google Play by reimertz on Monday May 16, 2016 @05:50PM (#11709918)

The article mentions 5 different apps by I would assume there are a lot more apps in the store utilizing this scheme.

Here are the apps mentioned: - Viking Jump - Parrot Copter - Wifi Plus - Memory Booster - Simple 2048

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Re:Viking Horde: A New Type of Android Malware on Google Play by sgarman on Monday May 16, 2016 @07:14PM (#11710338)

I would also add that they have not provided a comprehensive list of infected apps or any way to stop them from being uploaded in the future.

It's possible you are still compromised from another app. Looks like next steps are getting a tool out to check that.

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Re:Viking Horde: A New Type of Android Malware on Google Play by chki on Monday May 16, 2016 @05:49PM (#11709914)

There are 4 other Apps mentioned in the article that seem to distribute the Malware, but it appears as if you need to install this malicious code yourself

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