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Home / News / Science News / You need to uninstall the CamScanner app now: Here's why
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    You need to uninstall the CamScanner app now: Here's why

    Shubham Sharma
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    Last updated on Aug 28, 2019, 01:49 pm
    You need to uninstall the CamScanner app now: Here's why
  • Despite trying so hard, Google is failing miserably at keeping malicious apps from slipping into the Play Store.

    Just a few weeks back, dozens of malware-laced apps were found on the platform. And now, in another scary case an app called CamScanner, downloaded by more than 100 million people worldwide, appears to have been plagued.

    Here's all you need to know about it.

  • In this article
    CamScanner app found carrying malicious module What this malware could do to your phone Malicious module appears to have been removed from latest versions Clearly, Google needs to do more to weed out malware
  • Issue

    CamScanner app found carrying malicious module

    CamScanner app found carrying malicious module
  • In a recent vulnerability report, security researchers from Kaspersky Lab revealed that CamScanner, the popular photo-scanning app that offers PDF creation and OCR capabilities, has been carrying malware.

    They claimed the program was legitimate at first, but then it started shipping "with an advertising library containing a malicious module."

    This, in particular, was a Trojan-Dropper that opened the way for malware delivery.

  • Change

    What this malware could do to your phone

  • In its initial configuration, CamScanner openly displayed ads and offered in-app purchases to rake revenue for its developers.

    However, after the introduction of the Dropper, the program had the capability to deliver a malicious payload, say like malware capable of generating fake ad views or stealing banking credentials.

    This posed a major security threat to millions of users of the program, the researchers emphasized.

  • Fix

    Malicious module appears to have been removed from latest versions

    Malicious module appears to have been removed from latest versions
  • While having an app with malware capable of executing any code is scary, the researchers note that the latest versions of CamScanner appear to have been fixed.

    However, considering the fact that app versions vary with devices, they note that some devices may still contain the malicious version of the app.

    CamScanner's developers have not commented on the matter thus far.

  • Problems

    Clearly, Google needs to do more to weed out malware

    Clearly, Google needs to do more to weed out malware
  • The report from Kaspersky clearly shows that Google needs to do more to flag and weed out malicious apps in time.

    If not, attackers could use programs that have been downloaded millions of times as vectors to deliver dangerous malware and conduct mass attacks to steal personal/financial information.

    And, we're pretty sure mass attacks on phones around the world won't be a pretty situation.

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