Android users have been alerted to GhostCtrl, malware which targets and "comprehensively possesses devices", according to Trend Micro researchers. GhostCtrl, which functions as a back door, has three versions: the first enables it to gain admin privileges, the second transforms it into ransomware, while the third has security evasion features. The researchers said that they had found two versions of GhostClr on Google Play Store – one with adware and another without any malicious software. Experts at Trend Micro urged users to keep their Android devices updated and called on businesses to restrict employees' use of personal devices at work.
Android users have been alerted to GhostCtrl, malware which targets and "comprehensively possesses devices", according to Trend Micro researchers. GhostCtrl, which functions as a back door, has three versions: the first enables it to gain admin privileges, the second transforms it into ransomware, while the third has security evasion features. The malware can also target Mac, Windows and Linux systems. Experts at Trend Micro urged users to keep their Android devices updated and called on businesses to restrict employees' use of personal devices at work.