Android Spyware "Triout" Back With Spying Abilities And New Malicious Schemes

An android malware in the guise of an online privacy app, is all set to cause a lot of harm as it’s resurfaced as a more malicious version of itself and has acquired spy abilities.

The application tries to trick the users into downloading and then starts working its method.

Triout, the application is created to help users dodge censorship on the internet.

The campaign had been active since May last year, under the guise of an adult 

application.

August, 2018 is when the spyware was discovered, because of the massive amounts of information it was harvesting, including photos, text conversations, and phone conversations.

Collecting GPS information about the victims and making the user’s location vulnerable are two of the other mal effects.

With changed tactics and better malicious effects to it, the malware is being distributed under the cloaks of a stolen but legit privacy tool from Google play store.

Psiphon is the privacy tool behind whose face version Triout is hiding. This application is widely used and has been downloaded like a million times.

Third party sites also provide this app on their platforms, in case hackers don’t seem to have access to play store of Google.

The fake version of Psiphon works in exactly the same way as the real version of it. The looks and the interface have all been cleverly matched.

A particular type of set of victims is being targeted via Triout so that it doesn’t raise much suspicion.

When the malware was discovered it was found to be targeting users from Germany and South Korea.

Spear-phishing is another concept that is reportedly being employed by the cyber-cons to ensure that the users download their malicious app.

The way to lure in the victims and the commands and controls of Triout have been cunningly altered to extract a hike in the success rate.

Reportedly, the updated versions of Triout are being uploaded from various distinct locations of the world, a few being Russia, France and US.

The origin of the campaign and the cyber-cons behind it are still behind the curtain and this is what makes Triout more malicious.

According to the leading security researchers, this application possesses super spying powers and is deliberately fabricated to perform activities like espionage.

The researchers implore the users to download applications only from official sites and try to steer clear off any suspicious looking applications and refrain from downloading it.