What is Joker malware and why is it so unsafe?
Joker malware falls into the category of "fleeceware" that ultimately steals your money without your knowledge. This malware simulates clicks and intercepts SMS to subscribe to an unwanted premium paid services without users' knowledge. You can simply subscribe the users to the online paid service without taking any permission and you can also click on the online ads automatically.
What makes this malware so dangerous is that it can even read SMS OTPs to secretly approve payments. Unless you check your bank statements, you won't even know you're paying for some random online app or service.
Pradeo's team has also found several other apps along with Color Message previously that are infected by Joker.
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