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"Simba" and "RXDrioder" were named after the Russian language app

Feb. 4, 2019 by Carolyn Mueller

"Simba" and "RXDrioder" were named after the Russian language app game that was featured in the movie, "Simba," which was directed by Daniel Radcliffe.

The research team described its findings in a blog post, which is available via Medium.

The research team analyzed the numbers of app downloads, data from the Google Play AdSense tracking services, and mobile data from various social media platforms to identify malware that targeted more than 200 million users in the U.S. over the past year.

The researchers discovered a number of apps that were actively engaged in phishing attacks. The most common was "Chrome Bug," which was used to send a malicious email to an unwitting user. The app was also used by some of the attackers to send a phishing email to a Google Play account.

The most common phishing payload was "X-Powered-Google-DNS" for a service called "DNS-Cookie." "X-Powered-Google-DNS" is a fake URL. The app is a Chrome extension that allows people to easily search for apps and services on Google Play in search engine results. It contains various malware to perform more phishing attacks.

The researchers determined that the apps could be targeted in various ways.