{"id":85459,"date":"2018-01-10T19:07:12","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T13:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs_admin.quickheal.com\/?p=85459"},"modified":"2018-01-10T19:49:25","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T14:19:25","slug":"heres-can-stay-safe-android-banking-trojan-targets-banking-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/heres-can-stay-safe-android-banking-trojan-targets-banking-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s how you can stay safe from the Android Banking Trojan that targets banking apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If our readers can recollect, Quick Heal Security Labs had released an important advisory about an <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/android-banking-trojan-targets-232-apps-including-indian-banks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android banking Trojan<\/a> that is known to target about 232 banking apps. As a continuation of the post, here we will help you understand how you can protect yourself from this malware by following some simple security measures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First, a little recap<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Android banking Trojan that we are talking about was detected by Quick Heal Security Labs as Android.banker.A2f8a (a.k.a Android.banker.A9480). This is what the malware does:<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Once inside, it starts checking apps that are installed on the infected device.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; During its search, the malware particularly looks for 232 banking apps (these also include some cryptocurrency apps).<\/p>\n<p>&gt; If the malware finds any of these apps on the device&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It shows a fake notification on behalf of the targeted app<\/li>\n<li>If the user clicks on this notification, the malware shows a fake login screen which looks like the actual login screen of the original app<\/li>\n<li>And if the user is tricked into giving their login credentials (such as Internet banking login ID and password) on this fake login screen, the data goes to the attacker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How does this Android banking Trojan spread?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The malware is known to have spread through a fake Adobe Flash Player app on third-party app stores.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How can you stay safe from this malware<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not download apps from third-party app stores or by clicking on links that come to you via SMSs or emails.<\/li>\n<li>Always keep the \u2018Unknown Sources\u2019 disabled on your phone. Doing so prevents installation of apps from unknown sources. You can find this option under <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Security <\/strong>on your phone.<\/li>\n<li>Install a reliable mobile security app that can block fake and malicious apps.<\/li>\n<li>Carefully read the permissions asked by an app before installing it. If the app asks for unnecessary permissions, better avoid it.<\/li>\n<li>Always keep your device OS and apps up-to-date. An outdated OS and apps are more likely to be targeted by attackers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How can Quick Heal help you stay safe from this Android banking Trojan?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Quick Heal Total Security app significantly reduces threats to payment apps such as banking apps and mobile wallets. <strong>SafePe<\/strong> is an important addition to this app that has been specifically designed to counter mobile banking and payment threats such as the Android banking Trojan discussed in this post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How SafePe makes your mobile payments safe and secure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 It ensures your phone and the network it\u2019s using is safe when you are making an online transaction on a banking or online shopping app.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 It ensures your phone is free from any banking Trojan and is not infected by any data-stealing malware such as keyloggers or spyware.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 It proactively detects infection on your phone or tampering to the phone by any kind of advanced malware and alerts you before you make any online transaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 It checks if your smartphone is rooted or not. A rooted device can be misused by attackers to gain high-level privileges to carry out damaging activities such as stealing confidential personal or financial information.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 It also checks if you are on a secure website (\u2018HTTPS\u2019) or not while you are making any payment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SafePe takes all necessary steps that are required to mitigate several threats while you shop, pay, and bank online on your mobile phone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You may learn more about how Quick Heal Total Security app protects your Android smartphone from malware, online and banking threats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickheal.co.in\/home-users\/quick-heal-total-security-for-android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If our readers can recollect, Quick Heal Security Labs had released an important advisory about an Android banking Trojan that is known to target about 232 banking apps. As a continuation of the post, here we will help you understand how you can protect yourself from this malware by following some simple security measures. 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