Trojan horse malware known as GriftHorse is plaguing the Android ecosystem. No less than 135 applications for smartphones and Android tablets hide this famous virus. The latter seeks to charge amounts to users, without their knowledge, via their phone number.
Unfortunately, you must always be vigilant when downloading an application from the Android Play Store, because the store has its share of malicious applications.The cybersecurity company Zimperium warns us in this regard against 135 applications. These hide a Trojan horse virus called GriftHorse.
Striking in 70 countries around the world since November 2020, including Canada and France, these 135 applications have been downloaded between 4 and 17 million times on Android phones and tablets.Alerted by Zimperium, Google removed these applications from the Play Store catalog. Only, these continue to circulate on third-party stores and are not removed from the devices that had previously installed them.
A hefty phone bill because of GriftHorse
The purpose of the GriftHorse Trojan is to unwittingly subscribe us to a completely bogus service for around $ 40-60 per month. How? ‘Or’ What? Via our phone number.Indeed, the principle of GriftHorse is to flood us with notifications via one of its infected applications. Zimperius mentions that it can go up to 5 notifications per hour.
In these notifications, we are told that we have won a prize. By clicking on said notification, we are then redirected to a website where we are asked for our phone number to verify our identity.
However, by registering our phone number, we end up registering for a premium service that will be billed to us on our phone line.So it may take a while before you realize that something is wrong and notify our telecom provider.
The list of Android applications infected with GriftHorse
Here is the list of the 135 Android applications infected with the GriftHorse Trojan:
- Handy Translator Pro
- Heart Rate and Pulse Tracker
- Geospot: GPS Location Tracker
- iCare – Find Location
- My Chat Translator
- Bus – Metrolis 2021
- Free Translator Photo
- Locker Tool
- Fingerprint Changer
- Call Recoder Pro
- Instant Speech Translation
- Racers Car Driver
- Slime Simulator
- Keyboard Themes
- What’s Me Sticker
- Amazing Video Editor
- Safe Lock
- Heart Rhythm
- Smart Spot Locator
- CutCut Pro
- OFFRoaders – Survive
- Phone Finder by Clapping
- Bus Driving Simulator
- Fingerprint Defender
- Lifeel – scan and test
- IOS 15 Launcher
- Idle Gun Tycoou202anu202c
- Scanner App Scan Docs & Notes
- Chat Translator All Messengers
- Hunt Contact
- Icony
- Horoscope: Fortune
- Fitness Point
- Qibla AR Pro
- Heart Rate and Meal Tracker
- Mine Easy Translator
- PhoneControl Block Spam Calls
- Parallax paper 3D
- SnapLens – Photo Translator
- Qibla Pass Direction
- Caller-x
- clap
- Photo Effect Pro
- iConnected Tracker
- Smart Call Recorder
- Daily Horoscope & Life Palmestry
- Qibla Compass (Kaaba Locator)
- Prookie-Cartoon Photo Editor
- Qibla Ultimate
- Truck – RoudDrive Offroad
- GPS Phone Tracker – Family Locator
- Call Recorder iCall
- PikCho Editor app
- Street Cars: pro Racing
- Cinema Hall: Free HD Movies
- Live Wallpaper & Background
- Intelligent Translator Pro
- Face Analyzer
- TrueCaller & TrueRecoder
- iTranslator_ Text & Voice & Photo
- Pulse App – Heart Rate Monitor
- Video & Photo Recovery Manager 2
- Ыстрые кредиты 247
- Fitness Trainer
- ClipBuddy
- Vector arts
- Ludo Speak v2.0
- Battery Live Wallpaper 4K
- Heart Rate Pro Health Monitor
- Locatoria – Find Location
- GetContact
- Photo Lab
- AR Phone Booster – Battery Saver
- English Arabic Translator direct
- VPN Zone – Fast & Easy Proxy
- 100% Projector for Mobile Phone
- Forza H Mobile 4 Ultimate Edition
- Amazing Sticky Slime Simulator ASMRu200f
- Clap To Find My Phone
- Screen Mirroring TV Cast
- Free Calls WorldWide
- My Locator Plus
- iSalam Qibla Compass
- Language Translator-Easy & Fast
- WiFi Unlock Password Pro X
- Pony Video Chat-Live Stream
- Zodiac: Hand
- Ludo Game Classic
- Loca – Find Location
- Easy TV Show
- Qibla correct Quran Quran Koran
- Dating App – Sweet Meet
- R Circle – Location Finder
- TagsContact
- Ela-Salaty: Muslim Prayer Times & Qibla Direction
- Qibla Compass
- Soul Scanner – Check Your
- CIAO – Live Video Chat
- Plant Camera Identifier
- Color Call Changer
- Squishy and Pop it
- Keyboard: Virtual Projector App
- Scanner Pro App: PDF Document
- QR Reader Pro
- FX Keyboard
- You Frame
- Call Record Pro
- Free Islamic Stickers 2021
- QR Code Reader – Barcode Scanner
- Bag X-Ray 100% Scanner
- Phone Caller Screen 2021
- Translate It – Online App
- Mobile Things Finder
- Proof-Caller
- Phone Search by Clap
- Second Translate PRO
- CallerID
- 3D Camera To Plan
- Qibla Finder – Qibla Direction
- Stickers Maker for WhatsApp
- Qibla direction watch (compass)
- Piano Bot Easy Lessons
- CallHelp: Second Phone Number
- FastPulse – Heart Rate Monitor
- Caller ID & Spam Blocker
- Free Coupons 2021
- KFC Saudi – Get free delivery and 50% off coupons
- Skycoach
- HOO Live – Meet and Chat
- Easy Bass Booster
- Coupons & Gifts: InstaShop
- FindContact
- Launcher iOS for Android
- Call Blocker-Spam Call Blocker
- Live Mobile Number Tracker
