Security News > 2017 > November > Sneaky malware downloader found in apps on Google Play
2017-11-16 19:20
Google has removed from Google Play eight apps that have served as downloaders for Android banking malware. The malware The packages – a mixture of Android cleaners and news app – looked pretty legitimate: they did not ask for any suspicious permissions, and mimicked the activity the user expected them to exhibit. What the users could not see is that, in the background, they decrypted and executed a first stage payload, which then decrypted and … More →
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