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Remember the days of computer viruses that gave you only two options FORMAT or FORMAT, well it seems the mobile sphere has been cut up in the craze. According to anti virus company lookout.

Lookout has detected over 20,000 samples of this type of trojanized adware masquerading as legitimate top applications, including Candy Crush, Facebook, GoogleNow, NYTimes, Okta, Snapchat, Twitter, WhatsApp, and many others.


Malicious actors behind these families repackage and inject malicious code into thousands of popular applications found in Google Play, and then later publish them to third-party app stores. Indeed, we believe many of these apps are actually fully-functional, providing their usual services, in addition to the malicious code that roots the device.

Unlike older types of adware that were obvious and obnoxious, prompting users to uninstall them, this new type of adware is silent, working in the background. These malicious apps root the device unbeknownst to the user. To add insult to injury, victims will likely not be able to uninstall the malware, leaving them with the options of either seeking out professional help to remove it, or simply purchasing a new device.


So for those that patronise 3rd party app stores, please be wary so that your phone doesn't fall victim.....my advice is if you don't know how to restore a bricked phone, stick to google play

Source: https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2015/11/04/trojanized-adware

cc: lalasticlala

this might make fp

sokotoburundi:
this might make fp

and what does it mean if it make front page. you book this space on what condition? to write fpt later or to contribute. so if it never make front page you won't contribute? I still don't get it.

incase

all these virus boys no go let us rest anyhow it Google play and APKfun from now on

But I don't see people complaining about all this treats...
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