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BY: David Bisson AdultSwine malware displays pornographic ads within affected child-themed game apps that were once available for download on Google’s Play Store. Researchers at Check Point detected Adult Swine hidden within 60 game apps, including some with children as their target audience. All of those affected apps were available for download on Google’s Play Store up until recently. Collectively, the infected programs boasted 3 million to 7 million active installations at the time of the malware’s discovery. Upon installation, AdultSwine waits to initiate its attack until a boot occurs or when the user unlocks their phone. It begins by collecting information from the infected device and sends it to one of its command-and-control (C&C) servers. From there, it proceeds with one of three attack scenarios.
Its first possible technique involves displaying pornographic pop-up ads over the legitimate game app without warning. This tactic is especially concerning for parents of children who previously downloaded one of AdultSwine’s kid-friendly masks
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