Full List Of Apps On Playstore Infected By Judy Malware

Apps available on play store directly do not contain any malicious code that helped apps to bypass Google Bouncer protections.

Once downloaded, the app silently registers user device to a remote command and control server, and in reply, it receives the actual malicious payload containing a JavaScript that starts the actual malicious process.

“The malware opens the URLs using the user agent that imitates a PC browser in a hidden webpage and receives a redirection to another website,” the researchers say. “Once the targeted website is launched, the malware uses the JavaScript code to locate and click on banners from the Google ads infrastructure.”

The malicious apps are actual legitimate games, but in the background, they act as a bridge to connect the victim’s device to the adware server.

Once the connection is established, the malicious apps spoof user agents to imitate itself as a desktop browser to open a page and generate clicks.

Here’s a list of malicious apps developed by Kiniwini and if you have any of these installed on your device, remove it immediately:

INFECTED & MALICIOUS APPS

1. Fashion Judy: Snow Queen style
2. Animal Judy: Persian cat care
3. Fashion Judy: Pretty rapper
4. Fashion Judy: Teacher style
5. Animal Judy: Dragon care
6. Chef Judy: Halloween Cookies
7. Fashion Judy: Wedding Party
8. Animal Judy: Teddy Bear care
9. Fashion Judy: Bunny Girl Style
10. Fashion Judy: Frozen Princess
11. Chef Judy: Triangular Kimbap
12. Chef Judy: Udong Maker – Cook
13. Fashion Judy: Uniform style
14. Animal Judy: Rabbit care
15. Fashion Judy: Vampire style
16. Animal Judy: Nine-Tailed Fox
17. Chef Judy: Jelly Maker – Cook
18. Chef Judy: Chicken Maker
19. Animal Judy: Sea otter care
20. Animal Judy: Elephant care
21. Judy’s Happy House
22. Chef Judy: Hotdog Maker – Cook
23. Chef Judy: Birthday Food Maker
24. Fashion Judy: Wedding day
25. Fashion Judy: Waitress style
26. Chef Judy: Character Lunch
27. Chef Judy: Picnic Lunch Maker
28. Animal Judy: Rudolph care
29. Judy’s Hospital: Pediatrics
30. Fashion Judy: Country style
31. Animal Judy: Feral Cat care
32. Fashion Judy: Twice Style
33. Fashion Judy: Myth Style
34. Animal Judy: Fennec Fox care
35. Animal Judy: Dog care
36. Fashion Judy: Couple Style
37. Animal Judy: Cat care
38. Fashion Judy: Halloween style
39. Fashion Judy: EXO Style
40. Chef Judy: Dalgona Maker
41. Chef Judy: ServiceStation Food
42. Judy’s Spa Salon

At least one of these apps was last updated on Play store in April last year, means the malicious apps were propagating for more than a year.