The security war in the time of technology development as the current storm can say almost no end. Not only computer users are threatened by malware, but also users of smart devices are victims and of course are targeted by remote attackers. Particularly for Android smartphone users, applications that have "plugged in" malicious software have long crept into Google's online app market. Firms in one way or another have controlled the application input, but it is clear that protecting Android users is almost exclusively a defensive solution.
According to the latest findings from Trend Micro's security experts, Google's online Play Store market once again exists malware-stick applications that threaten many Android smartphone / tablet users worldwide. gender. More specifically, security experts found up to 85 fake applications on Play Store hidden inside malware. Worse than this, there is a "sticky" malware application downloaded up to 5 million times.
Part of the list of apps on Play Store with malware detected by Trend Micro.
According to security experts, hidden malware applications found on Play Store often fake games, TV programs or remote controller emulation applications. Trend Micro also found that even if the application exists malicious code comes from many different sources, but all have the same operation and it is important that almost all share code.
Once these malicious code (the fake application is successfully installed on the Android device), users will constantly see troublesome pop-ups covering the screen interface. If this screen is turned off for the first time, users will continue to live with the banner ad appearing on the part of the application interface.
Closing the application is no longer as simple as usual because users will continue to be bothered by ads that continue to appear. Not only is it annoying at the "surface", the aforementioned malware-based applications are also found to be able to track user actions on the touch screen.
Reportedly, these malicious phishing applications have been removed from Google Play Store by Google. If you've missed installing one of the malicious applications listed by Trend Micro here, the best user should uninstall it immediately. However, in some cases, Trend Micro also noted that uninstalling the application may continue to become annoying because ads appear constantly obstructing.
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