MALWARE FAMILY

SpyNote

Internal ID: apk.spynote

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

According to Cleafy, SpyNote abuses Accessibility services and other Android permissions in order to: Collect SMS messages and contacts list; Record audio and screen; Perform keylogging activities; Bypass 2FA; Track GPS locations.

Threat Analysis

SpyNote is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.

External References

→https://about.fb.com/news/2021/04/taking-action-against-hackers-in-palestine/

→https://bulldogjob.pl/articles/1200-an-in-depth-analysis-of-spynote-remote-access-trojan

→https://cocomelonc.github.io/book/2025/05/19/aiya-mmd-book.html

→https://cryptax.medium.com/android-spynote-bypasses-restricted-settings-breaks-many-re-tools-8791b3e6bf38

→https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oYX3uN6KxIX_StzTH0s0yFNNoHDnV8VgmVqU5WoeErc/edit#heading=h.hcd1wvpsrgfr

→https://dti.domaintools.com/newly-registered-domains-distributing-spynote-malware/

→https://hunt.io/blog/caught-in-the-act-uncovering-spynote-in-unexpected-places

→https://hunt.io/blog/inside-a-cybercriminal-s-server-ddos-tools-spyware-apks-and-phishing-pages

→https://intel471.com/blog/china-cybercrime-undergrond-deepmix-tea-horse-road-great-firewall/

→https://labs.k7computing.com/index.php/spynote-an-android-snooper/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

apk.spynote

Research Links

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Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.

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