Beware of BadPack: One Weird Trick Being Used Against Android Devices

    Date: 07/18/2024

    Severity: High

    Summary

    This article explores recent BadPack Android malware samples and how their altered headers hinder malware analysis. We also evaluate the effectiveness of free tools for analyzing BadPack APK files. The rise of malicious Android apps is partly due to APK samples being maliciously packaged as BadPack files.

    Indicators of Compromise (IOC) List

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    Gurucul Threat Detection and Incident Response (TDIR) Queries for Detection

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    Reference:

    https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/apk-badpack-malware-tampered-headers/ 

     

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