{"id":9070,"date":"2017-05-31T13:59:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T12:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.devopsonline.co.uk\/?p=9070"},"modified":"2017-05-31T13:59:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T12:59:29","slug":"androids-malware-scare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devopsnews.online\/androids-malware-scare\/","title":{"rendered":"Android\u2019s malware scare"},"content":{"rendered":"
A malware called Judy has been downloaded up to 18 million times, mainly through Google\u2019s Play Store games apps, according to Check Point researchers.<\/p>\n
The apps silently register the device to a remote server once downloaded, which sends back malicious ad-click software to generate revenue for the site by clicking on adverts and opening hidden websites.<\/p>\n
The malicious code has been found in more than 40 apps from the game Enistudio, created by South Korean developer Kiniwini, as well as several other app developers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do not know how long the malicious versions of the apps have been available, but all the Judy games have been updated since March this year,\u201d said Check Point.<\/p>\n
“There are many tools available, and the advantage is that the malware distributor can change them remotely, which makes it difficult for anti-malware software to keep up,\u201d added Andrew Smith, a Senior Lecturer in Networking at the Open University.<\/p>\n
The infected apps have now been removed from Google Play Store.<\/p>\n