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While the connection to the Internet is particularly requested during this period of confinement, researchers recommend cleaning up the applications installed on smartphones running Android. Dozens of them available on the Play Store contain malware, says Check Point Research, whose alert was relayed by the specialized site The Next Web.
A total of 56 applications are affected by this malware. Just under half are children's programs. All of them have passed through the security meshes of the Google platform and have been downloaded over a million times.
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These infested applications are "mainly games and utilities such as translators, scientific calculators or PDF file readers" details for its part the Lemon Press site. The malware that is involved is called Tekya. More specifically, it is adware, adware. This imitates user behavior and clicks on banner ads, inadvertently.
Google, which had not detected this malware with its tools, followed the researchers' recommendations and removed the fraudulent applications from its store. However, these remain on the devices until users delete them. Google Play Protect antivirus detected 1.9 billion malware installations on its platform last year. The list of 56 applications affected by this malware can be found on the Check Point Research website.
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