Researchers are sending up a red flag over the distribution of an aggressive stalkerware app called Monitor Minor. In a report released Monday, researchers said the Android version of the app gives stalkers near absolute control of targeted devices, going so far as allowing them to capture the unlock pattern or unlock code of phones. The app is not available via Google Play or via Apple s App Store, but it is sold online at a purported tool for monitoring a child’s activity on the phone. Researchers said the app, tracked as MonitorAndroidOS.MonitorMinorc is obfuscated which means that its creators are aware of the existence of stalkerware
Source: https://threatpost.com/stalkerware-extra-creepy-features/153874/