Malicious android app Admogo detected by avast?

Avast Mobile Security Avast Mobile Security for Android
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See: https://www.virustotal.com/nl/url/cd9883d02ddfee56cd7a52878e8a7aa1a0aa44a322cc846afb2d07abb2bcb289/analysis/1420581278/
See: https://www.virustotal.com/nl/file/833e65ddb94066728dd6edacde9f1af70e64a96a0a324aff40eddcade1474352/analysis/1418521676/
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What this app malware can perform: Steal your contacts and pictures

  • Track your location
  • Access your text messages
  • Log your keystrokes and passwords
  • Send SMS messages to premium numbers without your knowledge that can result in a very high phone bill
  • Fake legitimate banking applications and steal your personal banking information when you log in

Does avast have added this mal-app detection to it’s mobile detection?

polonus

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From here it seems a somewhat older detection: https://www.hkcert.org/my_url/en/blog/13102501
Admogo aka 激情成人视频 v1 was removed from the Hong Kong Google Play Store.
See: https://www.virustotal.com/nl/file/83a02ba6a1ef00ff2cd25085712703a878ffcbc61fa25cc095aeaf891d93e582/analysis/
See avast detection compared to competitive detection: http://support.clean-mx.de/clean-mx/md5.php?Fortinet=Adware%2FMobWin.A

polonus

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Passed to viruslab

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Hello Polonus,

all of those samples are detected by ADS detections in paid version. Generally those samples are not malicious but only contains ad kits.

Have a nice day!