Cybersecurity researchers have discovered around 90 rogue apps on Android and iOS that can flood your smartphone with advertisements. However, these have been downloaded more than 13 million times.
A report by BleepingComputer revealed that security researchers from Human Security Satori discovered 86 apps on Google Play and 9 more on the Apple App Storewho engage in advertising fraud. These mobile applications are part of a new campaign they have dubbed “Scylla”. Analysts believe thate Scylla is the third wave from an operation they discovered in August 2019 and dubbed ‘Poseidon’. The second wave, apparently from the same threat actor, was called ‘Charybdis’ and peaked towards the end of 2020.
What is most shocking is that these numerous applications have been downloaded by the millions on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Actors have also been described as being able to evade threat detection systems. This is far from the first time that both Android and iOS have been targeted by malicious apps.
Also read – Android: dangerous malware is hiding in these applications, uninstall them quickly!
What are the applications to uninstall quickly?
Human Security researchers worked with Google and Apple to ensure apps identified as associated with Operation Scylla were removed from perspective stores. Researchers also worked with adware SDK developers to mitigate the impact of the operation on their processes and advertising partners.
Although Scylla apps have disappeared from the main app stores, the campaign continues, with maintainers continuing to distribute their infected apps through smaller third-party app stores. Furthermore, many users still have certain apps installed on their smartphones.
Here is the list of all the offending applications, which we strongly advise you to uninstall.
On iOS:
- Loot the Castle – com.loot.rcastle.fight.battle (id1602634568)
- Run Bridge – com.run.bridge.race (id1584737005)
- Shinning Gun – com.shinning.gun.ios (id1588037078)
- Racing Legend 3D – com.racing.legend.like (id1589579456)
- Rope Runner – com.rope.runner.family (id1614987707)
- Wood Sculptor – com.wood.sculptor.cutter (id1603211466)
- Fire-Wall – com.fire.wall.poptit (id1540542924)
- Ninja Critical Hit – wger.ninjacriticalhit.ios (id1514055403)
- Tony Runs – com.TonyRuns.game
On Android:
- Roll Turn (com.roll.turn.song.wusi.pt) – 1,000,000+ downloads
- Crush Car (com.crush.car.fly.delivery.lingjiu) – 1,000,000+ downloads
- Super Hero-Save the world! (com.asuper.man.playmilk) – 1,000,000+ downloads
- Spot 10 Differences (com.different.ten.spotgames) – 1,000,000 downloads
- Dinosaur Legend (com.huluwagames.dinosaur.legend.play) – 1,000,000 downloads
- One Line Drawing (com.one.line.drawing.stroke.yuxi) – 1,000,000 downloads
- Shoot Master (com.shooter.master.bullet.puzzle.huahong) – 1,000,000 downloads
- Talent Trap – NEW (com.talent.trap.stop.all) – 1,000,000 downloads
- Find 5 Differences – New (com.find.five.subtle.differences.spot.new) – 1,000,000 downloads
- Helicopter Attack – NEW (com.helicopter.attack.shoot.sanba) – 500,000+ downloads
- Arrow Coins (com.helicopter.attack.shoot.sanba) – 500,000 downloads
- Parking Master (com.ekfnv.docjfltc.parking.master) – 500,000 downloads
- Shoot It: Using Gun (com.bullet.shoot.fight.gtommm.tom) – 500,000 downloads
- Super Flake (com.chop.slice.flake2020) – 500,000 downloads
- Five-Star Slice (com.five.star.slice) – 500,000 downloads
- Sand Drawing (com.sand.drawing.newfight) – 500,000 downloads
- Mr Dinosaur: Play your Dino (com.topggame.facego.finger.crazy.dino) – 500,000 downloads
- Track Sliding New (com.track3d.sliding.new) – 500,000 downloads
- Peter Shoot (com.ltc.peter.shoot.tslgame) – 100,000+ downloads
- Thief King (com.ltcking.thief.game.tsl) – 100,000+ downloads
- Spin: Letter Roll (come.letter.roll.race) – 100,000+ downloads
- Relx cash (com.tycmrelx.cash) – 100,000+ downloads
- Lady Run (com.lady.dress.run.sexylady) – 100,000 downloads
- Magic Brush 3D (com.magic.brush.gamesly) – 100,000 downloads
- Shake Shake Sheep (com.ldle.merge.free.coinspiggy) – 100,000 downloads
- Number Combination: Colored Chips (com.yigegame.jyfsmnq.gg) – 100,000 downloads
- Ztime: Earn Cash Rewards Easily (com.pocky.ztime) – 100,000 downloads
- Lucky Wings – Lotto Scratchers (com.free.scratchers.luckywings) – 100,000 downloads
- Shake Shake Pig (com.ldle.merge.free.coinspiggy) – 100,000 downloads
- Lucky Money Tree (com.ldle.merge.lucky.moneytree) – 100,000 downloads
- Run And Dance (com.tap.run.and.dance) – 100,000 downloads
- Beat Kicker New (com.beat.kicker.two.game) – 100,000 downloads
- Fill Color 3D (com.cube.fill.color.paint.turn.fei) – 100,000 downloads
- Draw Live (com.draw.live.milipop) – 100,000 downloads
- Draw 1 Stroke (com.draw.one.line.stroke.xipi) – 100,000 downloads
- Fidget Cubes (com.fidget.cubes.feel.like) – 100,000 downloads
- Girls Fight (com.girls.fight.fly) – 100,000 downloads
- Ninja Assassin (com.knifeninja.assassin.dltc) – 100,000 downloads
- Shooting Puzzle 2020 (com.my.bullet.shooting.man.hunter.youxi) – 100,000 downloads
- Pulley Parkour (com.pul.parkour.bbroller) – 100,000 downloads
- Chop Flake 3D (com.slice.chop.superslice3d) – 100,000 downloads
- Weapon Fantasy (com.weapon.fantasy.games) – 100,000 downloads
- Bike Extreme Racing (com.bike.extreme.raceing.bikegames) – 50,000+ downloads
- Player Spiral Maker 3D (com.player.spiral.maker.d3) – 50,000+ downloads
- Scratch Carnival (com.scratchers.jackpot.luckypiggy) – 50,000 downloads
- Billionaire Scratch (com.free.tickets.scratchers.Billionaire) – 50,000 downloads
- Lucky Star: Lotto Scratch (com.free.tickets.scratchers.LuckyLotto) – 50,000 downloads
- Balloon Shooter (com.balloon.shooter.play) – 50,000 downloads
- Musical Shoot (com.ltcmusical.fun2021) – 50,000 downloads
- Chop Slices (com.lvdiao.chop.slices.chef) – 50,000 downloads
- Ninja Slice (com.slice.masked.games) – 50,000 downloads
- Work Now! (com.work.now.slack) – 50,000 downloads
- Draw Complete (com.ltcdraw.complete.fly) – 10,000+ downloads
- Draw a War (com.draw.war.army) – 10,000+ downloads
- Match 3 Tiles (com.blocks.tile.matching) – Over 10,000 downloads
- 2048 Merge Cube – Win Cash (com.cube.merge.shooter) – Over 10,000 downloads
- Pull Worm (com.pull.bugs.worm) – 10,000 downloads
- Shoot Dummy – Earn rewards and Paypal cash (com.shoot.dummy.fast.speed.linger) – 10,000
- Bottle Jump (com.bottle.jump.flip.challenge.fun) – 10,000 downloads
- Corn Scraper (com.corn.scraper.cut.pipe.siling) – 10,000 downloads
- Idle Wood Maker (com.idle.wood.maker.gametwo) – 10,000 downloads
- Pop Girls Schooler (com.pop.girls.schooler) – 10,000 downloads
- Romy Rush (com.romy.rushrun) – 10,000 downloads
- Spear Hero (com.spear.super.man.hero) – 10,000 downloads
- Hiding Draw (com.hiding.drawltc.games) – 5000+ downloads
- Downhill Race (com.downhill.race.redbull) – 5000+ downloads
- Jackpot Scratcher-Win Real (com.physicswingsstudio.JackpotScratchers) – 5000 downloads
- Dig Road Balls (com.dig.road.balls.play.games.ygygame) – 5000 downloads
- Crowd Battle: Fight the bad guys (com.crowd.battle.goamy) – 5000 downloads
- Design n Road (com.ltcdesign.nroad) – 1000+ downloads
- Rescue Master (com.rescue.master.gear.mechanics.wushi) – 1000+ downloads
- Lucky Scratchers: Lotto Card (com.lotto.bingo.lucky.scratchcard) – 1000 downloads
- BOO Popstar (com.boostar.boo.popstar) – 1000 downloads
- Draw Complete A (com.darwa.completea.ltca) – 1000 downloads
- War in Painting (com.painting.war.inpaper) – 100+ downloads
- Rush 2048: 3D Shoot Cubes (com.rushcube.puzzle.block) – 100 downloads
- Auto Stamp Camera (com.stac.amper.qweaf) – 100+ downloads
- Meet Camera (com.magicvcam.hdmeet.cam008) – 0 downloads
- find.five.differences.lvye.xsl, n/a
- mufc.zwxfb, n/a
Source : BleepingComputer
