Users downloaded the apps from the “AppGallery” store, it’s an official app store of Huawei.
The security firm Dr.
Web discovered ten apps were infected with themalicious code in the AppGallery(App store of Huawei).
Earlier it was discovered in 2019.
Joker malware is amalicious code hidden as a system app.
It can alsosteal SMS messages, contact lists,sign-up details, equipment information, and other personal data.
With this, it receives all the important configurations and downloads and launches any additional components.
Then the app asks for accessing notifications to intercept incoming SMS for premium services with the confirmation codes.
Web reported the issue to Huawei, which then removed the apps from AppGallery.
you might check out the full list of apps with all the detailshere.
Jokermalwarealso infected 24 apps on the Official Play Store in 2019, however, Google removed those apps.
