July 10 (Reuters) - Check Point Research:
* CHECK POINT RESEARCH - DISCOVERED NEW VARIANT OF MOBILE MALWARE THAT INFECTED AROUND 25 MILLION DEVICES, INCLUDING 15 MILLION MOBILE DEVICES IN INDIA
* MALWARE EXPLOITS KNOWN ANDROID VULNERABILITIES, REPLACES INSTALLED APPS WITH MALICIOUS VERSIONS
* PRIMARY MALWARE VICTIMS BASED IN INDIA, OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES LIKE PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH ALSO IMPACTED
* THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A NOTICEABLE NUMBER OF MALWARE INFECTED DEVICES IN UK, AUSTRALIA AND U.S.
* AT TIME OF PUBLISHING, NO MALICIOUS APPS REMAIN ON GOOGLE'S PLAY STORE
* MALWARE DUBBED “AGENT SMITH”, RESEMBLES PREVIOUS MALWARE CAMPAIGNS SUCH AS GOOLIGAN, HUMMINGBAD, COPYCAT