Pornographic Malware Discovered in Android Apps For Kids

A new malicious pornographic malware has been discovered hiding inside more than 60 android apps, many designed for kids.

The security firm Check Point discovered the malware, called AdultSwine, in apps that have been downloaded between 3 million and 7 million times.

The malicious apps include popular game titles and drawing tutorials targeting kids (see full list below), and were created by an individual group of hackers under fake publisher names to make money off the scheme, CNN reports.

As soon as one of the fake apps are downloaded, they begin to wreak havoc by displaying "highly inappropriate and pornographic" ads, attempting to scare users into installing fake and harmful "security" apps, and enticing users to sign up for useless premium services.

Google says they have since removed all of the offending apps from the the Play store and have disabled the developers' accounts. If you find that you already have one of the apps installed on a device, delete it immediately.

Here's the full list of fake malware apps:

App Name	Minimum Downloads	Maximum Downloads
Five Nights Survival Craft	1,000,000	5,000,000
Mcqueen Car Racing Game	500,000	1,000,000
Addon Pixelmon for MCPE	500,000	1,000,000
CoolCraft PE	100,000	500,000
Exploration Pro WorldCraft	100,000	500,000
Draw Kawaii	100,000	500,000
San Andreas City Craft	100,000	500,000
Subway Banana Run Surf	100,000	500,000
Exploration Lite : Wintercraft	100,000	500,000
Addon GTA for Minecraft PE	100,000	500,000
Addon Sponge Bob for MCPE	100,000	500,000
Drawing Lessons Angry Birds	50,000	100,000
Temple Crash Jungle Bandicoot	50,000	100,000
Drawing Lessons Lego Star Wars	50,000	100,000
Drawing Lessons Chibi	50,000	100,000
Girls Exploration Lite	10,000	50,000
Drawing Lessons Subway Surfers	10,000	50,000
Paw Puppy Run Subway Surf	10,000	50,000
Flash Slither Skin IO	10,000	50,000
Invisible Slither Skin IO	10,000	50,000
Drawing Lessons Lego Ninjago	10,000	50,000
Drawing Lessons Lego Chima	5,000	10,000
Temple Bandicoot Jungle Run	1,000	5,000
Blockcraft 3D	1,000	5,000
Jungle Survival Craft 1.0	1,000	5,000
Easy Draw Octonauts	1,000	5,000
halloweenskinsforminecraft	1,000	5,000
skinsyoutubersmineworld	1,000	5,000
youtubersskins	1,000	5,000
DiadelosMuertos	500	1,000
Draw X-Men	500	1,000
Moviesskinsforminecraft	500	1,000
Virtual Family – Baby Craft	500	1,000
Mine Craft Slither Skin IO	500	1,000
Guide Clash IO	100	500
Invisible Skin for Slither IO app	100	500
Zombie Island Craft Survival	100	500
HalloweenMakeUp	100	500
ThanksgivingDay	100	500
ThanksgivingDay2	100	500
Jurassic Survival Craft Game	100	500
Players Unknown Battle Ground	100	500
Subway Bendy Ink Machine Game	100	500
Shin Hero Boy Adventure Game	100	500
Temple Runner Castle Rush	100	500
Dragon Shell for Super Slither	100	500
Flash Skin for Slither IO app	50	100
AnimePictures	50	100
Pixel Survival – Zombie Apocalypse	50	100
Fire Skin for Slither IO app	10	50
San Andreas Gangster Crime	10	50
fidgetspinnerforminecraft	10	50
Stickman Fighter 2018	10	50
Subway Run Surf	10	50
Guide Vikings Hunters	10	50
Woody Pecker	10	50
Pack of Super Skins for Slither	10	50
Spinner Toy for Slither	10	50
How to Draw Coco and The Land of the Dead	10	50
How to Draw Dangerous Snakes and Lizards Species	1	5
How to Draw Real Monster Trucks and Cars	1	5
How to Draw Animal World of The Nut Job 2	1	5
How to Draw Batman Legends in Lego Style	1	5