Games and Utility Apps in Play Store Hide Bankers and Spyware

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Despite Google's efforts to keep its Android store risk free, malicious apps continue to make it past the verification process. In September, the assortment of trojans detected in Google Play included downloaders, bankers, adware, and spyware.

Apps in popular categories like photo editing or system utilities came with malicious components that subscribe users to premium services or steal personal information.

Researchers from Russian antivirus maker Doctor Web found multiple apps on Google Play posing to be games that delivered malware downloaders.
 

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