Since last Friday , over 200,000 victims in 150 countries have been hit Attack.Ransom by a massive , international ransomware cyberattack Attack.Ransom called WannaCry . Ransomware is a type of malware that works by seizing control of and blocking access to a computer ’ s files , programs , and operations . Users are then informed that they must pay Attack.Ransom a certain amount in order to regain access to their files , with the threat of permanently losing all of their data if they choose not to pay Attack.Ransom . In the WannaCry attack Attack.Ransom , users were given three days to make the payment Attack.Ransom before the fee increased , and seven days before the files would be lost forever . The massive scope and potential financial impact of the WannaCry attack Attack.Ransom has understandably caused a lot of panic , and companies and individuals alike have been rushing to protect their devices . However , this frenzy has opened up new damaging routes for fraud . One of these attack routes is through mobile applications that have been found on third-party application stores . There are various mobile applications advertising that they can be used to protect users from the WannaCry ransomware . However , our analysts found that some of these apps contained adware meant to infect the devices they are downloaded onto . Rather than protecting users ’ devices , they are causing them harm . The adware found is classified as Adware.mobidash , which is a module that attackers used to include into Android games and apps and monetize them . This adware has the capability to load webpages with ads , show other messages in the status bar , and modify the DNS server . This is quite dangerous as the real risk lies in the fact that the end user ’ s device is performing unwanted activity without their authorization . To hide this dangerous behavior , the adware doesn ’ t start to perform its malicious activity immediately ; instead , it lies latent in the device before activating after a short period of time . We have blogged a lot about digital trust , fake news , and all sorts of tricks Attack.Phishing that criminals use to get the attention of consumers to get them to click on a link . Yet we continue to be amazed by how sophisticated the manipulation of the human factor has become . It will only be a matter of time until we see the WannaCry malware expand further to trick Attack.Phishing end users into installing Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability a patch that allegedly prevents the new massive ransomware attack Attack.Ransom . However , this time it will not be a patch , but a new version or variant of a financially motivated malware .