Surfshark[.]apk

General

Target

Surfshark.apk
Size

81.3MB
MD5

62af488631f6fd57f8e9df227be17413
SHA1

4a9456863ec2a861108fb2f85afe4b1d9b047173
SHA256

9a04a53c11dfe09b013c19340eb8e571e163021d32371e56634d88876e6cb19c
SHA512

a645e2a4c80d81d57f252586e946051c1c0621698791905d8c5afb21b07d5fee203ea7cf580a146006c6dab46905633885ce27b86e63cc259c578c279f59c6b6
SSDEEP

1572864:APyqGrhwbN5/v5ot8JfZRN8pszS823YpF3/HBGR3SNOdmDIDTT4aFigvw:vqGrWL/v2tgfnK82oUC0soTUaFiow

Score

6^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Declares services with permission to bind to the system 5 IoCs

description	ioc
Required by quick settings tile services to bind with the system. Allows apps to add custom tiles to the quick settings menu.	android.permission.BIND_QUICK_SETTINGS_TILE
Required by VPN services to bind with the system. Allows apps to provision VPN services.	android.permission.BIND_VPN_SERVICE
Required by VPN services to bind with the system. Allows apps to provision VPN services.	android.permission.BIND_VPN_SERVICE
Required by VPN services to bind with the system. Allows apps to provision VPN services.	android.permission.BIND_VPN_SERVICE
Required by VPN services to bind with the system. Allows apps to provision VPN services.	android.permission.BIND_VPN_SERVICE

Requests dangerous framework permissions 9 IoCs

description	ioc
Allows an app to access precise location.	android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Allows an app to access approximate location.	android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Allows an app to access location in the background.	android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
Allows an application to request installing packages.	android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
Allows an application to read from external storage.	android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Allows an app to post notifications.	android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Allows an application to write to external storage.	android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Allows an application a broad access to external storage in scoped storage.	android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Allows applications to use exact alarm APIs.	android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM

Files

Surfshark.apk
.apk android arch:arm64 arch:arm arch:x86 arch:x64

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.StartActivity

Activities

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.StartActivity

android.intent.action.MAIN
android.intent.action.MAIN
android.service.quicksettings.action.QS_TILE_PREFERENCES
android.intent.action.VIEW
android.intent.action.VIEW
android.intent.action.VIEW
android.intent.action.VIEW
android.intent.action.VIEW
android.intent.action.VIEW
android.intent.action.VIEW
android.intent.action.VIEW
android.intent.action.VIEW
android.intent.action.VIEW
android.intent.action.VIEW
android.intent.action.VIEW
android.intent.action.VIEW
android.intent.action.VIEW
android.intent.action.VIEW
android.intent.action.VIEW
android.intent.action.VIEW

net.openid.appauth.RedirectUriReceiverActivity

android.intent.action.VIEW

Permissions

android.permission.INTERNET
android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.WRITE_GSERVICES
android.permission.ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION
android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
com.android.vending.BILLING

Receivers

com.amazon.device.iap.ResponseReceiver

com.amazon.inapp.purchasing.NOTIFY

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.core.feature.receiver.BootCompleteReceiver

android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED
android.intent.action.QUICKBOOT_POWERON

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.core.feature.receiver.OnAppUpgradeReceiver

android.intent.action.MY_PACKAGE_REPLACED

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.core.feature.updatenotify.DownloadCompleteReceiver

android.intent.action.DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.core.feature.remote.widgets.SmallSharkWidgetProvider

android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.core.feature.remote.widgets.MediumSharkWidgetProvider

android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE

com.iterable.iterableapi.IterablePushActionReceiver

com.iterable.push.ACTION_PUSH_ACTION

com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdReceiver

com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE

androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$BatteryChargingProxy

android.intent.action.ACTION_POWER_CONNECTED
android.intent.action.ACTION_POWER_DISCONNECTED

androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$BatteryNotLowProxy

android.intent.action.BATTERY_OKAY
android.intent.action.BATTERY_LOW

androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$StorageNotLowProxy

android.intent.action.DEVICE_STORAGE_LOW
android.intent.action.DEVICE_STORAGE_OK

androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$NetworkStateProxy

android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE

androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.RescheduleReceiver

android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED
android.intent.action.TIME_SET
android.intent.action.TIMEZONE_CHANGED

androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxyUpdateReceiver

androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.UpdateProxies

androidx.work.impl.diagnostics.DiagnosticsReceiver

androidx.work.diagnostics.REQUEST_DIAGNOSTICS

androidx.profileinstaller.ProfileInstallReceiver

androidx.profileinstaller.action.INSTALL_PROFILE
androidx.profileinstaller.action.SKIP_FILE
androidx.profileinstaller.action.SAVE_PROFILE
androidx.profileinstaller.action.BENCHMARK_OPERATION

Services

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.core.feature.remote.quicksettings.QuickSettingsService

android.service.quicksettings.action.QS_TILE

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.core.feature.vpn.SurfsharkVpnService

android.net.VpnService

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.core.service.push.SharkMessagingService

com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT

com.wireguard.android.backend.Backend$WgVpnService

android.net.VpnService

de.blinkt.openvpn.core.OpenVPNService

android.net.VpnService

org.strongswan.android.logic.CharonVpnService

android.net.VpnService

com.iterable.iterableapi.IterableFirebaseMessagingService

com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT

androidx.work.impl.background.gcm.WorkManagerGcmService

com.google.android.gms.gcm.ACTION_TASK_READY

com.google.firebase.messaging.FirebaseMessagingService

com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT

Android Permissions

Surfshark.apk

Permissions

android.permission.INTERNET

android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS

android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE

android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION

android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION

android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE

android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED

android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES

android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES

android.permission.WAKE_LOCK

android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS

android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES

android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES

com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.WRITE_GSERVICES

android.permission.ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION

android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM

com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID

android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION

android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID

com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

com.android.vending.BILLING

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Files

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.StartActivity

Activities

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.StartActivity

net.openid.appauth.RedirectUriReceiverActivity

Permissions

Receivers

com.amazon.device.iap.ResponseReceiver

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.core.feature.receiver.BootCompleteReceiver

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.core.feature.receiver.OnAppUpgradeReceiver

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.core.feature.updatenotify.DownloadCompleteReceiver

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.core.feature.remote.widgets.SmallSharkWidgetProvider

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.core.feature.remote.widgets.MediumSharkWidgetProvider

com.iterable.iterableapi.IterablePushActionReceiver

com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdReceiver

androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$BatteryChargingProxy

androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$BatteryNotLowProxy

androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$StorageNotLowProxy

androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxy$NetworkStateProxy

androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.RescheduleReceiver

androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.ConstraintProxyUpdateReceiver

androidx.work.impl.diagnostics.DiagnosticsReceiver

androidx.profileinstaller.ProfileInstallReceiver

Services

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.core.feature.remote.quicksettings.QuickSettingsService

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.core.feature.vpn.SurfsharkVpnService

com.surfshark.vpnclient.android.core.service.push.SharkMessagingService

com.wireguard.android.backend.Backend$WgVpnService

de.blinkt.openvpn.core.OpenVPNService

org.strongswan.android.logic.CharonVpnService

com.iterable.iterableapi.IterableFirebaseMessagingService

androidx.work.impl.background.gcm.WorkManagerGcmService

com.google.firebase.messaging.FirebaseMessagingService

Android Permissions

Surfshark.apk