So, what is Electron bot, and why it even matters if it is in the MS store. Electron bot is malware that somehow found its way inside MS Store via game clones of popular games temple run and subway surfer. This infiltration led to the infection of around 5000 systems over the globe in a very short period of time.

This malware is a backdoor that gives complete system control to the attacker. Any type of execution can be performed remotely in real-time. Usually, this kind of attack was aimed at a spread of click fraud over popular social media like Facebook, google, youtube, etc.
Primary goal
Electron Bot's primary goals in the ongoing campaign analyzed by researchers are:
- SEO poisoning – Create malware-dropping sites that rank high on Google Search results.
- Ad clicking – Connect to remote sites in the background and click on non-viewable advertisements.
- Social media account promotion – Direct traffic to specific content on social media platforms.
- Online product promotion – Increase store rating by clicking on its advertisements.
These functions are offered as services to those who want to increase their online profits illegitimately, so the gains for the malware operators are indirect.
Publishers that contain malware
For now, users may take note of the publishers who released confirmed malicious game apps using the following names:
- Lupy games
- Crazy 4 games
- Jeuxjeuxkeux games
- Akshi games
- Goo Games
- Bizzon Case