One common theme we have seen in recent malicious android application packages involves scareware tactics where the user will see a popup indicating that their device is infected with a virus and asks them to update to clean up infection,' he told ZDNet.

'The malware may arrive from compromised or malicious websites using scareware tactics or social engineering. Users who download the fake Android application package - titled 'Update_chrome.apk' - are prompted to allow the malware to gain administrative access to their phone and in doing so, unwittingly infect their device.Īccording to Deepen Desai, Director of Security Research at Zscaler, users are often tricked into installing the malware the fake Chrome update will tell them they've been comporomised by a non-existent virus. Click Remove on any extension that could be a.

Each URL is only active for a short amount of time, with the addresses serving the malware regularly updated and replaced in order to ensure it avoids detection. At the top right corner of your Chrome browser, click the 3 dot symbol. Rather than being served by one URL, the malware squats on multiple domains which are similar to existing Google updates.

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