Doctor Web’s review of virus activity on mobile devices in 2023

Doctor Web's 2023 mobile threat review reports that ad-displaying trojans were the dominant Android threat, with spyware and banking trojans remaining significant; analysts discovered over 440 malicious apps on Google Play (428+ million cumulative installs) and multiple families targeting region-specific users, stealing crypto, credentials, or enabling remote control. The report provides detection statistics, notable campaigns and malware families (e.g., Android.HiddenAds, Android.Spy.SpinOk, Android.Pandora.2, banking trojans targeting Russia/Iran), examples of distribution methods, and an IoC repository link.