Posted on 09.10.2015 http://www.net-security.org/images/articles/eset-102015.jpg The fake apps, detected as Android/AdDisplay.Cheastom, deploy numerous techniques to evade detection by Google Bouncer - the technology Google uses to prevent malicious apps from entering the Google Play store. In addition, the apps contain self-preservation code to make their removal complicated.
“These aggressive ad-displaying apps attempt to hide their functionality from security researchers by deploying techniques, which succeeded in being downloaded over 200,000 times in a single month,” said Lukas Stefanko, Malware Researcher at ESET. Full Article
Fake Android apps bypass Google Play store security
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Google needs to tighten up its security that is quite evident for sure. These exploits are becoming more and more common with Google Play
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