Android malicious applications do what they want on the phone – Virtual Poland

  In the network appeared malicious applications threatening the ecosystem of Android devices. Programs capable of self zrootować and hack each device running on Android 5.0 Lollipop and older versions. The worst, however, is that some of these applications appeared in the Google Play Store.
 
 

 
 Applications named as “Godless Apps” (discovered as ANDROIDOS_GODLESS.HRX ) were first described by Trend Micro – blog about online safety. As reported by the report prepared by specialists “nearly 90 per cent. Of Android devices have this malicious software. Malicious applications can be downloaded from known sites, including the Google Play store and up to now there were 850 thousand. Devices around world “.
 
 

 
 Most infected devices as of now located in India – about 46.19 percent – the next countries excelling in this infamous statement is Indonesia and Thailand. A total of seven first countries with applications containing code Godless is located in Asia. So far, none of the European countries was not mentioned in the report. Polish and other European country hidden in the remaining 14.5 percent of devices.
 
 

 
 Specialists from Trend Micro warned that malicious software by automatically rootowaniu phone can independently install unwanted applications that would later plague the device unwanted applications, which may entail unwanted advertising. The report also warns that malware can be used to install the so-called. backdoor to track user activity.
 
 

 
 Programs remote code Godless in Google Play can be found among user applications, such as a flashlight or programs to use Wi-Fi or even copies of popular games. For example, a malicious application “Summer Flashlight” Google Play Store contains malicious code Godless. Fortunately, Google already poradziło himself and removed the malicious flashlight and other applications developed by Crazy WiFi Team from your store.
 
 

 
 Unfortunately, infected other applications all the time may be in the Google Play Store. How to protect yourself from unwanted software? Undoubtedly, check the opinion that no application provider is a key. If the account does not find a clearly negative comments or information relating to problems with the devices, programs should be safe from viruses. Having a good anti-virus software should also be helpful – in this case you should also be careful, some malicious programs can impersonate malicious programs.
 
 
 

 
 Źódło: http://blog.trendmicro.com/