The two apps that Google removed more recently, Magic Browser, and Noise Detector, were vehicles for the Ztorg Trojan, Kaspersky claims. ![]() If downloaded, the app could have rooted Android devices and injected malicious code into an infected device’s system. ![]() ![]() Google, for the second time this month, has removed malicious apps from Google Play that could have laid the groundwork for an attacker to root infected devices.Ī researcher with Kaspersky Lab on Tuesday described how attackers managed to evade settings set in place by Google Play’s VerifyApps malware scanner in order to sneak malware onto unsuspecting users’ devices.Įarlier this month Google removed a rooting Trojan, Dvmap, from Google Play that was disguised as a puzzle game.
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