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Can Anti Spy or Antivirus AI also detect the FinSpy Trojan, which is often used as a State Trojan? How dangerous is FinSpy?

The British-German company FinFisher GmbH, based in Munich, Germany, and belongs to the Gamma Group, is also known under the name FinSpy.

FinSpy is a legally distributed spyware for Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux. The app gives an attacker complete control over the data on the infected device.

FinSpy can be explicitly configured for each victim to provide the attacker with detailed information about the user, such as contacts, call history, geolocation, text messages, calendar entries, etc.

The Trojan can also be used to intercept voice calls, communication services, and text messages. This also includes communication apps such as WhatsApp, WeChat, Viber, Skype, Line, Telegram, Signal, and Threema.

Yes, Anti Spy or Antivirus AI detects FinSpy. We trained our artificial intelligence to detect FinSpy right from the very beginning. Special LifeRules in Anti Spy PRO or Antivirus AI PRO successfully detects all known patterns.

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