Security experts from Symantec discovered eight apps that posed as a frontend for a new and highly prevalent type of Android malware. The legitimate purpose of the apps is to modify the look of the characters in Minecraft: Pocket Edition (PE) In the background, sophisticated and well-disguised attacking functionality is enabled. The malware shows up essentially focusing on clients in the United States, yet in addition has a threat in Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, and Germany and the apps install base varying from 600,000 to 2.6 million devices.”]
Source: https://gbhackers.com/sockbot-android-malware-found-eight-apps/