A new Xenomorph virus that threatens Android users has appeared in the Google Play Store. The virus has reportedly infected thousands of Android smartphones. Users` bank accounts are under threat.

 A study by ThreatFabric, a company that fights fraud and cybercrime, has uncovered the Xenomorph virus, which infects thousands of Android smartphones. This virus, which is in applications that claim to increase performance, such as Cleaner, especially targets users` bank accounts. The new virus may have infected more than 50,000 Android smartphones. The xenomorph virus has codes similar to those of a truffle horse named Alien. Once a viral application is installed on a smartphone, it requires some permissions from the user. When these permissions are granted, transactions can be made in bank accounts without the user`s knowledge. The Xenomorph virus, which does all this, disables SMS notifications, leaving the user uninformed.

 The virus, which threatens many European financial institutions such as Spain, Italy and Belgium, is still being developed. That is not the latest version. For this reason, ThreatFabric claims that Xenomorph is not considered very risky. However, if the development of the virus is completed, it can be included in the category of high-risk viruses in the future. For this reason, the company said that users should stay away from applications that claim to increase performance through the Google Play Store.