Beware Of Using These Indian Banking Apps Which Are At ‘Risk’!

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Are you an Android user? Do you use mobile banking for every day transactions? Then you should know that Indian banking apps are at risk.

It is known that majority of the banks in India offer mobile banking services. According to RBI,  out of 589 million bank account holders, 22 million account holders use mobile banking apps.  But, those banking apps are found to be at risk.

Yes, when there is an increase in the number of mobile banking users, then it is accompanied by a rise in attacks through malware.

According to Quick Heal Security Labs, Android Banking Trojan targets 232-plus banking and finance apps where the malware app is being distributed through a fake Flash Player app. The malware named Android.banker.A9480 is designed to hijack SMSes, steal login credentials, show fake notifications, send USSD requests and upload users’ contact lists on a malicious server.

If you are using any one of these Indian banking apps, then beware!

1. HDFC Bank – File Name: snapwork.hdfc

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2. Axis Bank – File Name: axis.mobile

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3. SBI Anywhere Personal – File Name: sbi.SBIFreedomPlus

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4. ICICI Bank – File Name: csam.icici.bank.imobile

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5. IDBI Bank GO Mobile+ – File Name: snapwork.IDBI

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6. HDFC Bank MobileBanking LITE – File Name: hdfcquickbank

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7. IDBI Bank GO Mobile – File Name: com.idbi

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8. Abhay by IDBI Bank Ltd – File Name: idbibank.abhay_card

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9. IDBI Bank mPassbook – File Name: idbi.mpassbook

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10. Union Bank Commercial Clients – File Name: unionbank.ecommerce.mobile.commercial.legacy

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11. Union Bank – File Name: unionbank.ecommerce.mobile.android

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12. Baroda mPassbook – File Name: co.bankofbaroda.mpassbook

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These days, we all prefer online transactions and that to through smart phones. So, always make sure that you won’t install apps from untrusted source. Also, log out and close the application. Beware of the fake applications that exactly has the same user interface as the original application.

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