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Altered Android app icon, indication of spyware?
While setting up and debugging a VPN connection on an Android device with the “Net Analyzer” app, I spotted by chance a suspicious icon in the application as shown in the screenshot below (shows the Chinese flag instead of a gear icon).
The icon is still there even if I remove the application and do a re-install from the official GooglePlay store. Interestingly, if I install the “Net Analyzer” app on another device, the application displays the usual expected icon, see 2nd screenshot.
Additionally, I checked the suspected device with a malware checker, which did not report any incidents.
Prior to performing a factory reset of the device, I wanted to crosscheck with the community:
- Is a changed icon a known indication of a compromised device or just a UI issue?
- Is there any experience with “Net Analyzer” to be somehow linked to spyware?
App installation on a different device:
