Harly, a malware on Google Play that can clean up your bank account

Cybersecurity experts have warned of a new malware which can drain users’ bank accounts in the form of signing up for paid subscriptions without anyone getting the wind of it.

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky in its blog has delved deeper into this Harly malware, named after the sidekick of a well-known comic villain. It is similar to the Jocker Trojan and imitates legitimate apps.

According to Kaspersky, more than 190 apps infected with this Trojan have been found on the Google Play Store. According to report, these infected apps have 4.8 million downloads, and the experts believe the numbers could be higher.