According to ThreatFabric researchers, the BlackRock malware functions on another malware strain Xerxes leaked source code and this in turn on further malware strains.
You need to pay attention to the fact that Android malware has been successful in making its way to the review process of the Google app. Joker malware is one such example. There is bad news for Android users as there is another Android malware that is being linked with theft of data like credit card details and password from 337 apps. These include Amazon, Gmail, Uber, Netflix, and much more.
Theft of User Details:
BlackRock malware works like other Android malware. The malware suggest that it functions by stealing login credentials like passwords and username. Soon the user will be prompted to give information pertaining to payment and credit card details. The technique known as overlay is responsible for collecting data. It functions by detecting the user interacts with a lawful app. Soon a fake window will appear on top and this will ask for credit card details and login before entering the actual app.
List of intrusive functions performed by the BlackRock malware are:
- Interrupt SMS messages
- Begin specific apps
- Carry out SMS floods
- Spam contacts with previously defined SMS
- Key logger functionality
- Demonstrate custom push notifications
- Damage mobile antivirus apps, and much more
According to the reports BlackRock is distributed as false Google update packages. These are being offered on websites which are third-party kinds in nature. This is yet to be noticed on Google Play Store.
Credit Card theft target list
The actual BlackRock target list used for credit card theft contains 111 applications:
| App name | Package name |
|---|---|
| Telegram | org.telegram.messenger |
| Viber Messenger – Messages, Group Chats & Calls | com.viber.voip |
| WhatsApp Messenger | com.whatsapp |
| WhatsApp Business | com.whatsapp.w4b |
| com.twitter.android | |
| Twitter Lite | com.twitter.android.lite |
| Snapchat | com.snapchat.android |
| Skype – free IM & video calls | com.skype.raider |
| Skype Lite – Free Video Call & Chat | com.skype.m2 |
| Skype for Business for Android | com.microsoft.office.lync15 |
| com.instagram.android | |
| imo free video calls and chat | com.imo.android.imoim |
| imo beta free calls and text | com.imo.android.imoimbeta |
| imo HD-Free Video Calls and Chats | com.imo.android.imoimhd |
| Messenger – Text and Video Chat for Free | com.facebook.orca |
| com.facebook.katana | |
| Messenger Lite: Free Calls & Messages | com.facebook.mlite |
| Facebook Lite | com.facebook.lite |
| Play Store | com.android.vending |
| YouTube | com.google.android.youtube |
| PlayStation Messages – Check your online friends | com.playstation.mobilemessenger |
| Uplive – Live Video Streaming App | com.asiainno.uplive |
| Fiesta by Tango – Find, Meet and Make New Friends | com.sgiggle.mango |
| Hoop – New friends on Snapchat | com.dazz.hoop |
| LivU: Meet new people & Video chat with strangers | com.videochat.livu |
| MICO Chat: Make New Friends & Live Chat | com.mico |
| Crowdfire: Social Media Manager | com.justunfollow.android |
| SKOUT – Meet, Chat, Go Live | com.skout.android |
| LP: Live Stream Video Dating & Chat | ru.loveplanet.app |
| Surge: Gay Dating & Chat | com.lavendrapp.lavendr |
| LOVELY – Your Dating App To Meet Singles Nearby | com.pinkapp |
| VK — live chatting & free calls | com.vkontakte.android |
| Amberfog for VK | com.amberfog.vkfree |
| V LIVE | com.naver.vapp |
| We Heart It | com.weheartit |
| Video Chat W-Match : Dating App, Meet & Video Chat | com.waplogmatch.social |
| com.reddit.frontpage | |
| Tango – Live Video Broadcasts | com.sgiggle.production |
| JAUMO Dating – Flirt With Local Singles | com.jaumo |
| Free Dating | com.mobile.android.eris |
| Topface – Dating Meeting Chat | com.topface.topface |
| DISCO 🏳️🌈 Gay Dating & Gay Chat for Homosexuals | com.jaumo.gay |
| Mail.Ru Dating | ru.mail.love |
| Airtripp:Free Foreign Chat | com.taptrip |
| Amino Anime Russian аниме и манга | com.narvii.amino.x156542274 |
| Bigo Live – Live Stream, Live Video & Live Chat | sg.bigo.live |
| BIGO LIVE Lite – Live Stream | sg.bigo.live.lite |
| Waplog – Dating App to Chat & Meet New People | com.waplog.social |
| SPICY 🌶 Lesbian Chat & Dating | com.jaumo.lesbian |
| VK Live | com.vk.stream |
| Periscope – Live Video | tv.periscope.android |
| Hornet – Gay Social Network | com.hornet.android |
| My World. Movies. Games | ru.mail.my |
| Tumblr | com.tumblr |
| Badoo — Dating App to Chat, Date & Meet New People | com.badoo.mobile |
| BLOOM — Premium Dating & Find Real Love | com.jaumo.prime |
| IGTV | com.instagram.igtv |
| Ночной ВК | com.amberfog.reader |
| Galaxy – Chat Rooms: Meet New People Online & Date | ru.mobstudio.andgalaxy |
| Amino: Communities and Chats | com.narvii.amino.master |
| ASKfm – Ask Me Anonymous Questions | com.askfm |
| Kate Mobile for VK | com.perm.kate_new_6 |
| F3 – Make new friends, Anonymous questions, Chat | cool.f3 |
| All social media and social networks in one app | com.web_view_mohammed.ad.webview_app |
| Анонимный чат NektoMe | com.nektome.talk |
| com.pinterest | |
| Get new friends on local chat rooms | drug.vokrug |
| OK | ru.ok.android |
| Mamba – Online Dating App: Find 1000s of Single | ru.mamba.client |
| Google Play Books – Ebooks, Audiobooks, and Comics | com.google.android.apps.books |
| Google Play Music | com.google.android.music |
| Google Play Movies & TV | com.google.android.videos |
| Hangouts | com.google.android.talk |
| Google Pay: Pay with your phone and send cash | com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel |
| Catfiz Messenger | com.catfiz |
| Tabor – Знакомства | ru.tabor.search |
| Video Downloader for TikTok – TikMate | tikmate.tiktokvideodownloader.savetiktokvideo.nowatermark |
| TikTok – Make Your Day | com.zhiliaoapp.musically |
| TikTok Lite | com.zhiliaoapp.musically.go |
| com.tencent.mm | |
| ClonApp – Dual Messenger for WhatsApp Story Saver | com.bluesoft.clonappmessenger |
| Glide – Video Chat Messenger | com.glidetalk.glideapp |
| Telegram X | org.thunderdog.challegram |
| KakaoTalk: Free Calls & Text | com.kakao.talk |
| SOMA free video call and chat | com.instanza.baba |
| BiP – Messaging, Voice and Video Calling | com.turkcell.bip |
| Vidogram | org.vidogram.messenger |
| BGram | org.telegram.BifToGram |
| Graph Messenger | ir.ilmili.telegraph |
| Kik | kik.android |
| Messenger Messenger Messenger | messenger.pro.messenger |
| free video calls and chat | ru.mail |
| Faster for Facebook | com.nbapstudio.facebooklite |
| Messenger | com.aleskovacic.messenger |
| Pinngle Safe Messenger: Free Calls & Video Chat | com.beint.pinngle |
| Social Messenger: Free Mobile Calling, Live Chats | com.messagingnew.allinone |
| ICQ New: Instant Messenger & Group Video Calls | com.icq.mobile.client |
| Plus Messenger | org.telegram.plus |
| TamTam Messenger – free chats & video calls | ru.ok.messages |
| Coco | com.instanza.cocovoice |
| Messenger | messenger.social.chat.apps |
| Fast for Facebook & Messenger | com.messenger.superiorstudio |
| Azar | com.azarlive.android |
| Bermuda Video Chat – Meet New People | vixr.bermuda |
| Fachat: Video Chat with New People Online | com.fachat.freechat |
| MeetMe: Chat & Meet New People | com.myyearbook.m |
| OK Live – video livestreams | ru.ok.live |
| Tinder | com.tinder |
| Tumile – Meet new people via free video chat | com.rcplatform.livechat |
| Blued – LIVE Gay Dating, Chat & Video Call to Guys | com.blued.international |
| Grindr – Gay chat | com.grindrapp.android |