Pegasus spyware is a type of malware known as spyware, which is used to spy on and steal private data from the devices it targets. It is developed by the Israeli cyber-arms company NSO Group and is designed to be covertly and remotely installed on mobile phones running iOS and Android). Pegasus is the most technically sophisticated and dangerous form of spyware ever created. It is named after the winged horse from Greek mythology and is a type of spyware known as a Trojan. Pegasus is generally capable of reading text messages, call snooping, collecting passwords, location tracking, accessing the target devices microphone and camera, and harvesting information from apps). It can attack devices without any interaction from the individual who is targeted, making it a "zero-click" mobile surveillance program. Pegasus can infect a device via a message or a call through WhatsApp or another service, and it can even be installed over a wireless transceiver located near a target. Once installed on a phone, Pegasus can harvest more or less any information or extract any file. Although Pegasus is stated as intended to be used against criminals and terrorists, it has also been used by both authoritarian and democratic governments to spy on critics and opponents). If you suspect your Android is infected with Pegasus spyware, you can use the Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT) — a specific spyware removal tool developed by Amnesty.