- A new version of the Mandrake Android spyware has been discovered in apps on Google Play since 2022
- The spyware, identified by Kaspersky, hides its initial stage in a native library, ‘libopencv_dnn.so,’ heavily obfuscated using OLLVM
- Mandrake spyware can perform malicious activities such as data collection, screen recording, and command execution
- The malware uses session-based installation to bypass Android restrictions, requests background running permissions, and hides its icon on the victim’s device
- Google Play Protect is continuously improving to combat such threats, automatically protecting Android users from known versions of the Mandrake malware
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