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Two apps on Google Play were infecting devices with the Anubis mobile banking trojan.
Once downloaded, the fake apps hide themselves on the victim’s device and continue to show a full-screen ad every 15 minutes.
How did these get through the net? Malware made it past Google's detection systems and infected some 9 million Android users, analyst Trend Micro has found. Google has removed 85 apps from the...
Hundreds of thousands of users ended up with spyware on their devices after downloading seemingly legitimate applications from Google Play, Trend Micro security researchers have discovered. read more
Across six apps, the spyware managed to spread to 196 different countries.
Fraudulent apps rely on a backdoor opened to receive instructions from a command and control server, opening users to greater potential harm.
Google Play’s policy prohibits apps or SDKs that download executable code, such as dex files or native code, from a source other than Google Play
Out of the 2 billion Android users out there, the rate of potential malware infection is less than 1 percent across the board, Google says.
Google recently removed 29 applications from Google Play after learning that they were actually containing code to steal users’ banking information. read more
While Google doesn’t allow crypto-currency mining applications in Google Play, some developers have found a way to push such programs to the storefront: by hiding their true purpose. read more