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New malware has appeared on the dark web.

This is Rogue, a malware capable of monitoring all the activities carried out on an infected smartphone.

This includes both reading received and sent SMS, navigation and geolocation tracking, but also the theft of usernames and passwords, photos, contacts, through the recovery of bank data and the installation of third-party files on the device.

Check Point cybersecurity researchers spotted the malware on dark web forums.

It is distributed on dark web forums for only $ 29.99 per month, a paltry amount that makes it particularly accessible and therefore dangerous.

It would be enough for hackers to launch a phishing campaign or hide the malware code in popular apps and post them to third-party platforms, and the malware could be deployed on thousands of smartphones.

Once downloaded, the virus attempts to obtain various permissions from its victims under the pretext of completing the installation of the application.

In fact, the malware is just trying to register as an administrator to have full power over the smartphones it has infected.

A particularly vicious virus

According to the researchers at Check Point, Rogue would be particularly vicious since he would scare his victims to prevent them from uninstalling his application or attempting to revoke his permissions.

The malware would display a message like "are you sure you want to erase all data?"

".

An obviously misleading message.

While new, Rogue is particularly sophisticated and is based on two older malware families, Cosmos and Hawkshaw, which have done a lot of damage to Android.

Experts at Check Point don't yet have proof that a malicious campaign exploiting Rogue is spreading, but it should be soon.

That's why they warn Android users.

To avoid falling victim to malware, it is essential to download applications through the official Google store, or the official websites of the developers.

This will decrease your chances of stumbling upon a infected application.

However, check the source of the publisher and / or developers to make sure they are reliable.

Despite the security measures, malicious applications can find their way onto Google Play.

Also remember to keep your smartphone up to date, so that potential security holes in your device cannot be exploited.

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