Infected WhatsApp mod app appears on Google Play store, do not download it

Kaspersky has discovered a new trojan that infects a modified version of WhatsApp available on Google Play Store as FMWhatsApp. The trojan is able to download payload onto a device that further conducts malicious activities without the device owner's knowledge.

A new trojan has been discovered in a modified version of WhatsApp for Android. Called Trojan Triada, the malware is able to download a payload that further carries out malicious activities on the device without the consent of the user. The new discovery has been made by cybersecurity major Kaspersky. Researchers from the team shared in a recent report that the Trojan Triada affects FMWhatsApp 16.80.0, a modified version of WhatsApp. Such apps serve to provide additional features to users which are not found in the original WhatsApp.