Warning of the malicious Android document creation application

Experts of the Russian cybersecurity firm "Kaspersky" have warned against the application of "Scanner" for the famous documentary imaging of Android because it contains malicious code.

According to Kaspersky, the latest version of the application, which allows the creation of PDF documents using optical character recognition (OCR) technology, includes a malicious code called "Trojan Dropper" which was previously observed on cheap Chinese phones.

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The Cam Scanner application contains a tool that loads malicious components from remote devices, allowing virus developers to perform various tasks on your phone, including crypto-currency production, broadcast, and more. ads and the subscription of paid subscriptions.

Kaspersky's experts filed a complaint with Google that led to the removal of Scanner to scan PDF files and CamScanner – Phone PDF Creator from the BLE Store as long as the Cam Scanner application was kept, but the code malicious was removed from the updated version.

Infected apps still work on users' devices and are still available in unofficial stores.