Facebook showed ads for fake Clubhouse for PC app with malware

When users open the faulty app, it contacts a “command and control” server looking for directions from the user to perform the next task urging users to download a malicious app.

Clubhouse, the immensely popular audio-only social app has seen many fake versions, mostly because of its popularity. Malware creators use fake Clubhouse app ads so that they can either get access to user’s login details or install ransomware in user’s phones. In the most recent case, malware creators used Facebook ads showing Clubhouse for PC app to trick users in downloading a malicious app. As of now, Clubhouse is available for iOS users. It is also an invite-only app, which means that users cannot join an ongoing conversation unless they have a link for it, and when someone lets them in. Despite, the limited accessibility of the app, it is immensely popular and has seen around 13 million downloads from the year of its launch. It has also seen various apps bring out their own audio-only feature. Also, due to its limited accessibility, malware creators are conning Android and Windows users with Facebook ads.