An Android-based malware called Godless , is targeting devices running Android Lollipop or earlier.

Malicious apps related to this threat can be found in prominent app stores, including Google Play, and has affected over 850,000 devices worldwide

Godless uses a framework called "android-rooting-tools" to gain root access to Android-based devices. From there, the malware phones home and receives instructions from its creators.

Godless often surreptitiously downloads unwanted apps, and is capable of displaying malicious ads. It can also install backdoors and "spy on users.
This is to sound a note of Warning to Android users to review the developer when downloading apps. "Unknown developers with very little or no background information may be the source of these malicious apps.

It is also advisable to use anti malware protecting Software like AVG Antivirus

Source:http://femdevcon..com.ng/2016/06/godless-malware-threatening-android.html?m=1

femdevcon:


An Android-based malware called Godless , is targeting devices running Android Lollipop or earlier.

Malicious apps related to this threat can be found in prominent app stores, including Google Play, and has affected over 850,000 devices worldwide

Godless uses a framework called "android-rooting-tools" to gain root access to Android-based devices. From there, the malware phones home and receives instructions from its creators.

Godless often surreptitiously downloads unwanted apps, and is capable of displaying malicious ads. It can also install backdoors and "spy on users.
This is to sound a note of Warning to Android users to review the developer when downloading apps. "Unknown developers with very little or no background information may be the source of these malicious apps.

It is also advisable to use anti malware protecting Software like AVG Antivirus

Source:http://femdevcon..com.ng/2016/06/godless-malware-threatening-android.html?m=1

Thanks for the info

Unnecessary stress. Someone should now start noting developers. They shld just remove these ones from playstore instead.

noted

Fvçk Android Windows phone any day

This fvcking malware gave me hell and frustrated my life. Once I switch on my data holy Mary the floods gush in in the form of downloaded apps and pop up ads . I almost cry ehn, well thank God I have fixed it now. Thunder go fire the people wey create am.

How you take fix am bro?

Emmyfes:
How you take fix am bro?

I installed a custom ROM

Some reasons I will never use android Unit

abdeiz:
I installed a custom ROM

Which rom?

Samuel89:

Which rom?

Cyanogen