{"id":7207,"date":"2022-08-18T17:17:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T21:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/?p=7207"},"modified":"2022-08-18T17:17:30","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T21:17:30","slug":"android-smartphone-users-beware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/18\/android-smartphone-users-beware\/","title":{"rendered":"Android Smartphone Users Beware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AdobeStock_509592340-Large-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"A smartphone with a chain and lock ited around it.\" class=\"wp-image-7210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AdobeStock_509592340-Large-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AdobeStock_509592340-Large-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AdobeStock_509592340-Large-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AdobeStock_509592340-Large-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AdobeStock_509592340-Large-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AdobeStock_509592340-Large.jpeg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Although active since 2021, there&#8217;s an Android <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortinet.com\/resources\/cyberglossary\/trojan-horse-virus#:~:text=A%20Trojan%20Horse%20Virus%20is,system%20access%20with%20their%20software.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trojan<\/a><\/strong> (click link) that keeps improving on what it can do.  If you own an Android smartphone, you need to read this post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-its-name\">Its Name<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&#8220;SOVA Android Malware&#8221; is the trojan we&#8217;re talking about in this post.  Oddly, SOVA means &#8220;Owl&#8221; in Czech.  (Some websites claim it&#8217;s Russian for &#8220;owl&#8221; but my research shows that it&#8217;s Czech.)  The destructive software is found on the dark web and its author is unknown at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-it-can-do\">What It Can Do<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Originally, this trojan could infect banking and shopping apps.  (Latest version targets over 200 apps.) It would steal credentials for logging into these types of sites. However, massive improvements have been made in the year it&#8217;s been around.  (That is, from a hacker&#8217;s point of view.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Current versions of SOVA can intercept two-factor authentication codes; take screenshots; and steal data. Also, it attempts to steal your Gmail, GPay, and Google Password Manager cookies.   It can even protect itself from being uninstalled.  Finally, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/?s=ransomware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ransomware<\/a><\/strong> (click link) can be put on your phone by the version currently being developed.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-you-get-it\">How You Get It<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">The SOVA trojan masquerades itself as a legitimate shopping, banking, or financial app.  Most of the time, these fake apps come from third-party download sites.  However, even in the Google Play Store, you need to be careful that an app is what it says it is.  The best thing to do is review the comments to see if there are negative entries outlining security issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, it may be downloaded when you visit a financial or shopping website in your phone&#8217;s browser.  SOVA will put an &#8220;overlay&#8221; onto a legitimate website and it will capture all your log-in information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iphone-users\">iPhone Users<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">The SOVA trojan malware doesn&#8217;t affect (or infect) the iPhone.  Still, you should warn your Android-user friends!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although active since 2021, there&#8217;s an Android trojan (click link) that keeps improving on what it can do. If you own an Android smartphone, you need to read this post. 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