As Android Authority explains, “the Google Play Integrity API lets apps check whether your account is ‘unlicensed’, meaning you didn’t install or buy the app from Google Play. More importantly, the app can then show a remediation dialog that tells you they have to download the app from Google Play to continue using it.”

The malware was spotted circulating via apps called 'Wuta Camera' and 'Max Browser' on the Google Play Store, according to Kaspersky.

First to Kaspersky, which has warned of the risks from “modified versions of Spotify, WhatsApp, Minecraft, and other apps from Google Play.” The researchers again highlight the dangers of the Necro Trojan,

A new malware has been found to be infiltrating Android devices through compromised advertising SDKs. Necro Trojan has been found in two Play Store apps, namely Wuta Camera and Max Browser. It has also been found in modified versions of popular apps like WhatsApp,