Malware

Neupop

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MITRE ATT&CK

Techniques & procedures

2 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.

Execution

1 technique

T1106Native APIEvidence1

Since then, the SDK has continued to be developed, with later releases including features such as fallback domains, Google Drive-hosted configurations, DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), and a native variant to avoid detection.

Command and Control

1 technique

T1090.002External ProxyEvidence1

Popa is an Android residential proxy SDK that turns host devices into residential proxy nodes... Across the samples we analyzed, the SDK began relaying third-party traffic at host-app launch without displaying an informed-consent prompt.

INDICATORS OF COMPROMISE

IOCs tracked for this family

1 indicator attributed across vendor reports, sandbox runs, and researcher write-ups. Full values are available in Mallory.

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Hashes

1 tracked

File hashes (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256) from samples and reports.

TypeValueLatest sighting

hash.sha256●●●●●●●●●●●●View more in app3 days ago

ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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synthient blogNews

Jun 18, 2026

Popa: From Sourcing to Distribution | Synthient

A native C++ Popa-family proxyware SDK variant intended to avoid detection while enrolling Android devices as proxy nodes.

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IOC matching1

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Threat actor attribution

Named campaigns wielding this family, with evidence pinned to each claim.

Exploited vulnerabilities

CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.

Detection signatures

YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.

MITRE ATT&CK mapping2

Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.

Researcher chatter

Reddit, Mastodon, and CTI community discussion around this family.