Beware! Android Trojan GPlayed disguises itself as Google Play Store to attack your phone

The trojan is reportedly capable of things like monitoring location of the user’s device to harvesting their banking credentials. “This is a full-fledged trojan with capabilities ranging from those of a banking trojan to a full spying trojan,” the researchers explain. Thankfully, the malware does not seem to be widespread at this point of time. However, the post notes that there is evidence to indicate that the trojan is in its last stages of development and “has the potential to be a serious threat”.

Android Trojan GPlayed is currently in the testing stage, though users should be extra careful as the fake app can easily be confused with Google Play Store. “The average user might not have the necessary skills to distinguish legitimate sites from malicious ones,” the blog post reads.

Earlier this year, a different Android Trojan that targeted apps of 232 banks worldwide, including some in India, was identified by Quick Heal. The malware, called Android.banker.A2f8a could potentially steal personal data, intercept SMS which contain OTPs, steal contacts, and it also carried out nefarious activities with some banking apps.

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