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Agent Smith

The MITRE Corporation · Published 07/05/2020 17:18 · Modified 27/03/2026 01:41 Family

Essential information

Confidence
100/100
Is family
Yes
Published
07/05/2020 17:18
Modified
27/03/2026 01:41
Revoked
No
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation
Related entities
9 attack patterns (mitre)

Description

[Agent Smith](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0440) is mobile malware that generates financial gain by replacing legitimate applications on devices with malicious versions that include fraudulent ads. As of July 2019 [Agent Smith](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0440) had infected around 25 million devices, primarily targeting India though effects had been observed in other Asian countries as well as Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.(Citation: CheckPoint Agent Smith)

Marking (TLP)

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