Un nuevo troyano está afectando a millones de usuarios de Android, robando dinero a través de compras en apps.
Se trata de GriftHorse, revelado por los investigadores Aazim Yaswant y Nipun Gupta de Zimperium zLabs.
GriftHorse ha afectado hasta a 10 millones de usuarios en todo el mundo. Las víctimas del troyano están distribuidas en decenas de países, entre ellos el Perú.
¿Cómo opera GriftHorse?
GriftHorse estaba en docenas de apps de Google Play. Si bien estas han sido eliminadas, pueden seguir circulando en repositorios de terceros.
Las apps contaminadas con GriftHorse están diseñadas para suscribir a los usuarios de Android a servicios premium sin su consentimiento.
“Luego de ser infectada, la víctima es bombardeada con alertas en la pantalla informándoles que han ganado un premio y necesitan reclamarlo inmediatamente”, explica el reporte. Estas alertas aparecen no menos de cinco veces por hora hasta que el usuario acepte.
Ni bien la víctima acepta, es redirigida a una página personalizada a su localización, pidiendo un número telefónico como verificación.
Esto termina suscribiéndolo a un servicio premium de SMS que terminará agregándose a su recibo de servicio. Los cargos promedian los US$ 42 mensuales hasta que las suscripciones sean canceladas por el usuario.
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Esta es la lista de apps que esconden GriftHorse.
| App | Nombre | Descargas estimadas (mín) | Descargas estimadas (max) |
| Handy Translator Pro | com.tra.nslat.orpro.htp | 500,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Heart Rate and Pulse Tracker | com.heartratteandpulsetracker | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Geospot: GPS Location Tracker | com.geospot.location.glt | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| iCare – Find Location | com.icare.fin.loc | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| My Chat Translator | my.chat.translator | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Bus – Metrolis 2021 | com.bus.metrolis.s | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Free Translator Photo | com.free.translator.photo.am | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Locker Tool | com.locker.tul.lt | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Fingerprint Changer | com.fin.gerp.rint.fc | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Call Recoder Pro | com.coll.rec.ord.er | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Instant Speech Translation | instant.speech.translation | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Racers Car Driver | racers.car.driver | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Slime Simulator | slime.simu.lator | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Keyboard Themes | keyboard.the.mes | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| What’s Me Sticker | whats.me.sticker | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Amazing Video Editor | amazing.video.editor | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Safe Lock | sa.fe.lock | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Heart Rhythm | heart.rhy.thm | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Smart Spot Locator | com.sma.spot.loca.tor | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| CutCut Pro | cut.cut.pro | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| OFFRoaders – Survive | com.offroaders.survive | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Phone Finder by Clapping | com.phon.fin.by.cl.ap | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Bus Driving Simulator | com.drive.bus.bds | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Fingerprint Defender | com.finger.print.def | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Lifeel – scan and test | com.lifeel.scanandtest | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Launcher iOS 15 | com.la.so.uncher.io | 100,000 | 500,000 |
| Idle Gun Tycoo\u202an\u202c | com.gunt.ycoon.dle | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| Scanner App Scan Docs & Notes | com.scan.asdn | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| Chat Translator All Messengers | com.chat.trans.alm | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| Hunt Contact | com.hunt.contact.ro | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| Icony | com.lco.nylco | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| Horoscope : Fortune | horoscope.fortune.com | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| Fitness Point | fit.ness.point | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| Qibla AR Pro | com.qub.la | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| Heart Rate and Meal Tracker | com.heartrateandmealtracker | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| Mine Easy Translator | com.mneasytrn.slator | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| PhoneControl Block Spam Calls | com.phone.control.blockspamx | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| Parallax paper 3D | com.paral.lax.paper.thre | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| SnapLens – Photo Translator | com.photo.translator.spt | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| Qibla Pass Direction | com.qibl.apas.dir | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| Caller-x | com.caollerrrex | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| Clap | com.cl.ap | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| Photo Effect Pro | com.eff.phot.opro | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| iConnected Tracker | com.icon.nec.ted.trac.ker | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Smart Call Recorder | com.smal.lcallrecorder | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Daily Horoscope & Life Palmestry | com.hor.oscope.pal | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Qibla Compass (Kaaba Locator) | com.qiblacompasslocatoriqez | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Prookie-Cartoon Photo Editor | com.proo.kie.phot.edtr | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Qibla Ultimate | com.qibla.ultimate.qu | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Truck – RoudDrive Offroad | com.truck.roud.offroad.z | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| GPS Phone Tracker – Family Locator | com.gpsphonuetrackerfamilylocator | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Call Recorder iCall | com.call.recorder.cri | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| PikCho Editor app | com.pikcho.editor | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Street Cars: pro Racing | com.streetprocarsracingss | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Cinema Hall: Free HD Movies | com.cinema.hall | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Live Wallpaper & Background | com.ivlewepapallr.bkragonucd | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Intelligent Translator Pro | com.in1.tel.ligent.trans.lt.pro | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Face Analyzer | com.aceana.lyzzer | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| TrueCaller & TrueRecoder | com.tueclert.ruercder | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| iTranslator_ Text & Voice & Photo | com.trans.lator.txt.voice.pht | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Pulse App – Heart Rate Monitor | com.puls.rat.monik | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Video & Photo Recovery Manager 2 | com.vidphoremanger | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| ??????? ??????? 24\7 | online.expresscredit.com | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Fitness Trainer | fit.ness.trainer | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| ClipBuddy | com.clip.buddy | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Vector arts | vec.tor.art | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Ludo Speak v2.0 | ludo.speak.v2 | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Battery Live Wallpaper 4K | battery.live.wallpaperhd | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Heart Rate Pro Health Monitor | com.heartrateproxhealthmonitor | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Locatoria – Find Location | com.locatorqiafindlocation | 10,000 | 50000 |
| GetContacter | com.gtconacer | 10,000 | 50000 |
| Photo Lab | ph.oto.lab | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| AR Phone Booster – Battery Saver | com.phoneboster | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| English Arabic Translator direct | com.translator.arabic.en | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| VPN Zone – Fast & Easy Proxy | com.vpn.fast.proxy.fep | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| 100% Projector for Mobile Phone | com.projector.mobile.phone | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Forza H Mobile 4 Ultimate Edition | com.forza.mobile.ult.ed | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Amazing Sticky Slime Simulator ASMR\u200f | com.sticky.slime.sim.asmr.nws | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Clap To Find My Phone | com.clap.t.findz.m.phone | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Screen Mirroring TV Cast | com.mirror.scree.n.cast.tvv | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| Free Calls WorldWide | com.frcallworwid | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| My Locator Plus | locator.plus.my | 10,000 | 50,000 |
| iSalam Qibla Compass | com.isalamqciqc | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| Language Translator-Easy&Fast | com.lang.tra.nslate.ltef | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| WiFi Unlock Password Pro X | com.wifi.unlock.pas.pro.x | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| Pony Video Chat-Live Stream | com.chat.live.stream.pvc | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| Zodiac : Hand | com.zodiac.hand | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| Ludo Game Classic | com.lud.gam.ecl | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| Loca – Find Location | com.locx.findx.locx | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| Easy TV Show | com.easy.tv.show.ets | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| Qibla correct Quran Coran Koran | com.qiblaquran | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| Dating App – Sweet Meet | com.dat.ing.app.sw.mt | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| R Circle – Location Finder | com.circ.leloca.fi.nder | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| TagsContact | com.taggsskconattc | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| Ela-Salaty: Muslim Prayer Times & Qibla Direction | com.ela.salaty.musl.qibla | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Qibla Compass | com.qiblacompassrtvi | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Soul Scanner – Check Your | com.soul.scanner.check.yh | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| CIAO – Live Video Chat | com.chat.video.live.ciao | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Plant Camera Identifier | com.plant.camera.identifier.pci | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Color Call Changer | com.call.colop.chan.cc | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Squishy and Pop it | com.squishy.pop.it | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Keyboard: Virtual Projector App | com.keyboard.virt.projector.app | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Scanner Pro App: PDF Document | com.scanr.gdp.doc | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| QR Reader Pro | com.qrrea.derpro | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| FX Keyboard | com.f.x.key.bo.ard | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| You Frame | photoeditor.frame.com | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Call Record Pro | call.record.prov | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Free Islamic Stickers 2021 | com.isl.srick.ers | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| QR Code Reader – Barcode Scanner | com.qr.code.reader.scan | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Bag X-Ray 100% Scanner | com.scan.n.ray | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Phone Caller Screen 2021 | com.phone.caller.screnn | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Translate It – Online App | com.trnsteito.nneapp | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Mobile Things Finder | com.mobthinfind | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Proof-Caller | com.piriufffcaer | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Phone Search by Clap | com.hones.earcy.laof | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Second Translate PRO | com.secontranslapro | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| CallerID | cal.ler.ids | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| 3D Camera To Plan | com.camera.d.plan | 500 | 1,000 |
| Qibla Finder – Qibla Direction | com.qib.find.qib.di | 500 | 1,000 |
| Stickers Maker for WhatsApp | com.stick.maker.waps | 500 | 1,000 |
| Qibla direction watch (compass) | com.qbbl.ldironwach | 500 | 1,000 |
| Piano Bot Easy Lessons | com.bo.ea.lesss.piano | 500 | 1000 |
| CallHelp: Second Phone Number | com.seond.honen.umber | 500 | 1000 |
| FastPulse – Heart Rate Monitor | com.faspulhearratmon | 500 | 1000 |
| Caller ID & Spam Blocker | com.alleid.pam.lofhys | 500 | 1000 |
| Free Coupons 2021 | com.free.coupon2021 | 100 | 500 |
| KFC Saudi – Get free delivery and 50% off coupons | com.kfc.saudi.delivery.coupons | 100 | 500 |
| Skycoach | com.skycoach.gg | 100 | 500 |
| HOO Live – Meet and Chat | com.live.chat.meet.hoo | 100 | 500 |
| Easy Bass Booster | easy.bass.booster | 10 | 50 |
| Coupons & Gifts: InstaShop | com.coupongiftsnstashop | 10 | 50 |
| FindContact | com.finnccontat | 10 | 50 |
| Launcher iOS for Android | com.aunch.erios.drog | 10 | 50 |
| Call Blocker-Spam Call Blocker | com.blo.cced.als.pam.rzd | 10 | 50 |
| Call Blocker-Spam Call Blocker | com.blo.cced.als.pam.rzd | 10 | 50 |
| Live Mobile Number Tracker | com.ivemobibercker | 10 | 50 |
| Total | 4,287,470 | 17,345,450 |
