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Malware Posing As Official Google Play Store Evades Most Security Checks

Posted by timothy on from the ok-ok-using-ios-doesn't-count dept.

DavidGilbert99 (2607235) writes Mobile malware on Android is nothing new, but now security company FireEye has discovered in the Google Play store a sophisticated piece of malware which is posing as....the official Google Play store. Using the same icon but a different name, the malware is not being detected by the vast majority of security vendors, is difficult to uninstall and steals your messages, security certificates and banking details.

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  1. Re:Umm.. by BasilBrush · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So blame the user rather than the Google Play store for listing the app?

    Apple manages to keen their app store malware free, why can't Google?