

The following is the technical analysis of these three malware family payloads that were recently discovered in the Play Store:

The ThreatLabz team immediately notified the Google Android Security team of these newly identified threats, and they promptly removed the malicious apps from the Google Play Store.

Recently, the Zscaler ThreatLabz team discovered apps involving multiple instances of the Joker, Facestealer, and Coper malware families spreading in the virtual marketplace. However, threat actors continue to evolve their tactics and are able to successfully upload dangerous apps laced with malware on the Google play store. Google Play Store is typically considered to be one of the safest sources for users to find and install android apps.
