Known Android Malware returns to the Google Play Store

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Known Android Malware returns to the Google Play Store

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A couple of days ago, in the same week of May 18, 2018, the appearance of a new Android malware that had sneaked into Google Play Store was made public. The problem is not that, since day after day from Google they make endless efforts to keep your Android store clean of viruses, the problem is that this malware is an old acquaintance that has sneaked in a second time, with the risk that supposes for the millions of users who use Play Store applications and games.

It is obvious that there is still a long way to go, in order to completely get rid of Android malware. This type of problems is more frequent in non-official apps stores, where keeping free of viruses and malware is extremely complicated and expensive. We are in a process where security measures evolve to remove malware from our mobile devices, but at the same time, the techniques of cyberdelicuents are increasingly undetectable. Although in this last case, changing only the name of the infected file, has been more than enough to re-enter the Android store.

The Android malware we are talking about is called BlueBorne (English) and affects both iOS and Android , Windows and Linux . It has come to light thanks to the company Symantec , in charge of computer security in general.

Google Play Protect, the Android malware solution

While it is true that several apps can be sneaked in Play Store, it is also worth noting that hundreds of files, transformed into Android applications try to sneak in and are detected by Google Play Protect , which as its name suggests, its main function is to maintain the store Google official cleans of viruses and malware that are installed fraudulently on our Android devices, causing us to steal our personal data, bank accounts or simply show us their advertising through redirections to websites of dubious reliability.

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