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145 apps contained underlying executables for Windows systems.

Google recently removed 145 applications from Google Play after they were found to carry malicious Windows executables inside, Palo Alto Networks reveals. read more

Google this week announced that it is adding a small amount of security metadata on top of APKs distributed by Google Play in order to verify their authenticity. read more

Innocent-looking apps with ad clicker malware have bypassed Google's safeguards

A new targeted surveillance app has been found and booted from Google Play. The app, named Dardesh, posed as a chat application and acted as a downloader for a second app that could spy on users....

Researchers said three apps used to surveil Middle East targets were booted from the Google Play marketplace.

New malware and unwanted apps are discovered on Google Play nearly every day – or so it seems. According to Google’s statistics, in 2017 the company has taken down more than 700,000 apps that...

Google took down over 700,000 Android applications from the official software marketplace last year, 70% more than were removed from the store in 2016. read more

Researchers routinely discover a variety of malicious apps on Google Play, some of which have been downloaded and installed on millions of devices worldwide. Here’s what infosec experts think...

Google has removed some 60+ game apps from Google Play, as they were found to contain code that either delivered inappropriate and pornographic ads, attempted to trick users into installing fake...