Security News > 2019 > September > Kaspersky: Malware Found Hiding in Popular Android App

2019-09-03 17:33
CamScanner App Contained Dropper' Attack Code, Researchers SayResearchers at Kaspersky discovered malware hiding in advertising within a recent version of the popular CamScanner app for Android smartphones. Over the years, the app has been downloaded over 100 million times from the Google Play store.
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