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Android font installing apps install iKno spyware

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Security researchers from Webroot have come across few font installing apps hosted on Google Play that install Android spyware called "iKno".

The apps look like a legitimate font app and allow users to install new font on their android device.

The researcher analyzed the app and identified malicious code that downloads and executes ikno.apk file from a website.



iKno is android spyware developed by Technoreap solutions that monitors call logs, text messages, location.


It appears the malicious apps and developer's account have been removed from the Google play.

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