Malicious Play Store promotion services
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-trojan-kills-google-play-protect-spews-fake-app-reviews/
An Android malware strain camouflaged as a system app is used by threat actors to disable the Google Play Protect service, generate fake reviews, install malicious apps, show ads, and more.
The heavily obfuscated malware dubbed Trojan-Dropper.AndroidOS.Shopper.a uses a system icon and the ConfigAPKs name which closely resembles the name of a legitimate Android service responsible for app configuration the first time a device is booted.
Malicious Play Store promotion services
Jan 11, 2020, 3:20pm UTC
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-trojan-kills-google-play-protect-spews-fake-app-reviews/
> An Android malware strain camouflaged as a system app is used by threat actors to disable the Google Play Protect service, generate fake reviews, install malicious apps, show ads, and more.
> The heavily obfuscated malware dubbed Trojan-Dropper.AndroidOS.Shopper.a uses a system icon and the ConfigAPKs name which closely resembles the name of a legitimate Android service responsible for app configuration the first time a device is booted.