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Android Malware Masquerades as Chrome Browser Reads SMS & Intercepts Emails

Threat actors primarily target remote access and control of victims’ devices by employing deceptive tactics. They often create fake apps or pose as legitimate ones to trick users into downloading malicious software, compromising the targeted devices’ security and privacy. 

This approach allows them to gain unauthorized access, potentially steal sensitive information, or carry out other malicious activities. 

Cybersecurity researchers at K7 Security Labs recently identified Rusty Droid RAT, a stealthy Android malware masquerading as a Chrome browser to read SMS and intercept emails.

The malware masquerades as ‘Chrome’

Technical Analysis

Rusty Droid persists by repeatedly prompting the user to enable Accessibility Service, concealing its icon from the app drawer once granted.

Accessibility permission request (Source – K7 Security Labs)

Before linking to C2, the Rusty Droid malware collects the following data:

  • Contact info
  • Accounts
  • App list

With accessibility permissions, it decrypts ‘LqL.json’ to an executable DEX file and deploys ‘settings.xml’ with the C2 server IP and bot ID.

This Trojan abuses the Android Accessibility Service as a keylogger, stealing victims’ data like passwords, credit card details, and messages and sending it to cybercriminals for identity theft and fraud, with a connection to C2 server “176.111.174[.]191.

Malicious C2 Panel (Source – K7 Security Labs)

This malware can collect keystrokes during user interaction with those applications to steal login information, including cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases, by connecting to a control server to get a list of targeted programs.

Apps Targeted

Here below, we have mentioned all the targeted applications:

  • com.android.vending
  • ar.bapro
  • ar.com.santander.rio.mbanking
  • ar.macro
  • at.spardat.bcrmobile
  • at.volksbank.volksbankmobile
  • au.com.amp.myportfolio.android
  • au.com.bankwest.mobile
  • au.com.cua.mb
  • au.com.ingdirect.android
  • au.com.macquarie.banking
  • au.com.mebank.banking
  • au.com.newcastlepermanent
  • au.com.suncorp.SuncorpBank
  • com.BOQSecure
  • com.BankAlBilad
  • com.CredemMobile
  • com.EurobankEFG
  • com.IngDirectAndroid
  • com.a2a.android.burgan
  • com.abnamro.nl.mobile.payments
  • com.adcb.bank
  • com.advantage.RaiffeisenBank
  • com.akbank.android.apps.akbank_direkt
  • com.anz.android.gomoney
  • com.aol.mobile.aolapp   com.appfactory.tmb
  • com.bancodebogota.bancamovil
  • com.bancomer.mbanking
  • com.bancsabadell.wallet
  • com.bankaustria.android.olb
  • com.bankinter.launcher
  • com.bankinter.portugal.bmb
  • com.bankofqueensland.boq
  • com.barclays.android.barclaysmobilebanking
  • com.barclays.ke.mobile.android.ui
  • com.bbva.bbvacontigo
  • com.bbva.netcash
  • com.bbva.nxt_peru
  • com.bcp.bank.bcp
  • com.bendigobank.mobile
  • com.boubyanapp.boubyan.bank
  • com.boursorama.android.clients
  • com.kutxabank.android
  • com.kuveytturk.mobil
  • com.latuabancaperandroid
  • com.caisseepargne.android.mobilebanking
  • com.cajasur.android
  • com.cbd.mobile
  • com.cbq.CBMobile
  • com.chase.sig.android
  • com.cibc.android.mobi
  • com.cic_prod.bad
  • com.citi.citimobile
  • com.citibanamex.banamexmobile
  • com.citibank.mobile.citiuaePAT
  • com.clairmail.fth   com.cm_prod.bad
  • com.coinbase.android
  • com.comarch.mobile.banking.bgzbnpparibas.biznes
  • com.comarch.security.mobilebanking
  • com.commbank.netbank
  • com.csam.icici.bank.imobile
  • com.db.mm.norisbank
  • com.db.mobilebanking
  • com.db.pbc.miabanca
  • com.db.pbc.mibanco
  • com.dib.app
  • com.discoverfinancial.mobile
  • com.finansbank.mobile.cepsube
  • com.finanteq.finance.ca
  • com.fullsix.android.labanquepostale.accountaccess
  • com.fusion.banking
  • com.fusion.beyondbank
  • com.garanti.cepsubesi
  • com.getingroup.mobilebanking
  • com.greater.Greater
  • com.grppl.android.shell.BOS
  • com.grppl.android.shell.CMBlloydsTSB73
  • com.grppl.android.shell.halifax
  • com.htsu.hsbcpersonalbanking
  • com.imaginbank.app
  • com.infonow.bofa
  • com.ingbanktr.ingmobil
  • com.isis_papyrus.raiffeisen_pay_eyewdg
  • com.itau.empresas   com.kasikorn.retail.mbanking.wap
  • com.konylabs.capitalone
  • com.konylabs.cbplpat
  • Com.magiclick.odeabank
  • com.moneybookers.skrillpayments
  • com.mobileloft.alpha.droid

IOCs

IOCs (Source – K7 Security Labs)

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Balaji

BALAJI is an Ex-Security Researcher (Threat Research Labs) at Comodo Cybersecurity. Editor-in-Chief & Co-Founder - Cyber Security News & GBHackers On Security.

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