{"Event":{"info":"OSINT - Adware Disguised as Game, TV, Remote Control Apps Infect 9 Million Google Play Users","Tag":[{"colour":"#ffffff","exportable":true,"name":"tlp:white"},{"colour":"#00aacf","exportable":true,"name":"veris:action:malware:variety=\"Adware\""},{"colour":"#386400","exportable":true,"name":"malware_classification:malware-category=\"Adware\""},{"colour":"#2a0035","exportable":true,"name":"ms-caro-malware:malware-type=\"Adware\""},{"colour":"#38af00","exportable":true,"name":"enisa:nefarious-activity-abuse=\"spyware-or-deceptive-adware\""},{"colour":"#001533","exportable":true,"name":"ms-caro-malware-full:malware-type=\"Adware\""},{"colour":"#00223b","exportable":true,"name":"osint:source-type=\"blog-post\""},{"colour":"#72003d","exportable":true,"name":"workflow:todo=\"add-missing-misp-galaxy-cluster-values\""}],"publish_timestamp":"0","timestamp":"1547046426","analysis":"0","Attribute":[{"comment":"","category":"External analysis","uuid":"5c35f710-e368-4f58-86b1-4d81950d210f","timestamp":"1547040828","to_ids":false,"value":"https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/adware-disguised-as-game-tv-remote-control-apps-infect-9-million-google-play-users/","Tag":[{"colour":"#00223b","exportable":true,"name":"osint:source-type=\"blog-post\""}],"disable_correlation":false,"object_relation":null,"type":"link"},{"comment":"","category":"External analysis","uuid":"5c35f821-8630-403a-93fe-48c0950d210f","timestamp":"1547040827","to_ids":false,"value":"Adware is bothersome, disruptive, and have been around for a long time, but they\u2019re still around. In fact, we recently discovered an active adware family (detected by Trend Micro as AndroidOS_HidenAd) disguised as 85 game, TV, and remote control simulator apps on the Google Play store. This adware is capable of displaying full-screen ads, hiding itself, monitoring a device\u2019s screen unlocking functionality, and running in the mobile device\u2019s background. The 85 fake apps, which have been downloaded a total of 9 million times around the world. After verifying our report, Google swiftly suspended the fake apps from the Play store.","Tag":[{"colour":"#00223b","exportable":true,"name":"osint:source-type=\"blog-post\""}],"disable_correlation":false,"object_relation":null,"type":"text"}],"extends_uuid":"","published":false,"date":"2019-01-08","Orgc":{"uuid":"55f6ea5e-2c60-40e5-964f-47a8950d210f","name":"CIRCL"},"threat_level_id":"3","uuid":"5c35f6b7-0360-430d-a564-4b22950d210f"}}
