{"id":77006,"date":"2013-10-17T17:36:59","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T12:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/?p=77006"},"modified":"2013-10-17T17:36:59","modified_gmt":"2013-10-17T12:06:59","slug":"top-20-android-malware-how-they-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/top-20-android-malware-how-they-work\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 20 Android Malware – How they work"},"content":{"rendered":"

In our earlier blog post<\/a>, we talked about the top 20 malware plaguing the Android platform. In this post, we will give you an insight into how each of these malware function once they gain entry into targeted devices.<\/p>\n

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The Top 20 Android Malware<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. Android.FakeRun.A<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Android.FakeRun.A is designed to display ads on the infected device, to earn money for the malware author.
\n\u2022 The ad urges the user to give it a 5 star rating and increase its popularity.
\n\u2022 The Trojan also prompts the user to share information about the app on their Facebook accounts, even before it starts.
\n\u2022 This Trojan is mostly relevant in the US.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2. Android.NickySpy.A<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Android.NickySpy.A steals information from the infected device and sends it to an external server.
\n\u2022 Once installed, it hides itself; it gets installed as \u201cAndroid System Message\u201d
\nThe malware:<\/p>\n