According to Zscaler, another malicious app has been uncovered that uses pornography to attract users.

This time however, the malicious app creates a vortex of porn. When the user clicks on the application icon, he or she will be presented with thumbnails to various adult videos. When the user tries to play one, the application will download three files in the background, and a shortcut will be placed on the main page of the device.

The dropped files are also depicted as porn players, and when the user clicks on videos shown in these applications, they again drop more files to the device—resulting in a never-ending porn-tastic malware installation loop.

The dropped files are either SMS stealers or fake installers.

Zscaler researchers Lakshmi Devi and Shivang Desai said: “Noting that one in five mobile searches are related to porn, it’s no surprise that hackers continue to create fake porn apps to disguise malware. There has been an increasing tendency of malware in disguise of adult-rated applications in order to attract victims. The best way to avoid such applications is to stick to official app stores like Google Play and the Amazon app store."

Users are encouraged to disable the option of "Unknown Sources" under Settings, to disallow installation of apps from unknown sources.

Source: InfoSecurity