App-installing malware found in over 1 million Android phones

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App-installing malware found in over 1 million Android phones

A new malware campaign has been discovered in over 1 million Android devices, according to a new report from the security firm Check Point. Dubbed “Googlian” by the firm, the campaign first emerged in August, and is currently compromising devices at a rate of roughly 13,000 per day.

The malware targets vulnerabilities in Android versions 4 and 5 (Jelly Bean, Kit Kat, and Marshmallow), and spreads through seemingly legitimate apps in third-party app stores. More than half the infections are in Asia, where third-party app stores are particularly popular.

A full list of infected apps is included at the bottom of Check Point’s report, which ranges from simple games like “Slots Mania” to a more suspicious app called “Sex Photo.”

Google says the malware isn’t accessing personal data

Kind of alarming, in my opinion. What are your views on this?

 

[froggyboy604]

This is alarming. But, this affect third-party app stores, and download apps from the Google Play Store, and download apps which have many good reviews from different websites, magazines, and users.

It is best to stick to Google Play, and bigger popular app stores like the Amazon Android App store for Kindle Fire and Android devices.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Eh, nothing new really. Unless you can check everything over anything could be bad for your device.