Besides that, the Trojan steals various keys from the legitimate WhatsApp, potentially hijacking the account. The modules can display ads, subscribe the user to paid services, or download and run other malicious modules. Once on a device, the Trojan decrypts and runs a payload, which downloads and runs further malicious modules. It was notable for spreading via ads inside the popular Snaptube app and through the Vidmate internal store. The new Triada Trojan, discovered inside a modified WhatsApp build, was an interesting find. Number of attacks targeting users of Kaspersky mobile solutions, Q1 2021 - Q3 2022 ( download) Over the three months, Kaspersky products prevented a total of 5.6 million mobile malware, adware, and riskware attacks. Judging by the number of attacks on mobile devices, cybercriminal activity stabilized in Q3 2022 after a gradual drop in the previous quarters. 2,310 packages were mobile ransomware Trojans.35,060 packages were related to mobile banking Trojans,.438,035 malicious installation packages were detected, of which:.Droppers (Trojan-Dropper), accounting for 26.28% of detections, were the most common threat to mobile devices.A total of 5,623,670 mobile malware, adware, and riskware attacks were blocked.Quarterly figuresĪccording to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q3 2022: These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to providing statistical data.