56 Android apps with malware were downloaded 1 million times before being discovered

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Android malware is arguably less prevalent than it was a few years ago, but it still remains a serious and all too common issue.
Recently, 56 Android apps with malware were discovered on Google Play. Together, these apps were downloaded more than one million times.
As Google slowly but surely looks to keep a closer eye on malicious apps, malware creators are becoming increasingly more sophisticated and creative when it comes to sneaking their apps onto the Play Store.
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Google’s Play Store may not be the Wild West of malware it once was, but it sure does seem like we can’t go even a week or two without hearing about some dangerous piece of malware that managed to sneak in underneath Google’s radar. While Google has taken steps to make its Play Store a little bit more secure and reliable, many malicious apps, as a result, are becoming a lot more creative when it comes to avoiding detection.

Most recently, security researchers from Check Point Research discovered a new type of malware that was found to be lurking in 24 children’s games and 32 utility apps. Dubbed Tekya, the malware is essentially focused on committing mobile ad fraud and will generate fake clicks on a variety of seemingly genuine ads. And while malware infecting 56 apps may not seem like a lot at first glance, keep in mind that the 56 apps involved have already been downloaded more than one million times to date. Notably, some of the malicious apps managed to gain traction by simply copying the artwork from existing and already popular mobile apps.

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56 Android apps with malware were downloaded 1 million times before being discovered originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 25 Mar 2020 at 22:12:35 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.