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Malwarebytes google play12/18/2023 And it did work as this malicious update flew under the radar of Google’s Play Protect service, which is in place precisely to detect and takedown such malicious apps. Researchers note the app used heavy obfuscation to avoid detection. But as discovered by security researchers at Malwarebytes, the app received an update in December that added malicious code that was not present in the previous versions of the app. The app, simply dubbed Barcode Scanner, has since been removed from the Play Store, but it likely still remains there on many of the infected devices.Īs the name implies, the Barcode Scanner app was a simple app that allowed users to scan barcodes and QR codes. But researchers have previously noted that it so routinely fails at catching malware, ranking last among other security apps in 2021 tests by IT security researchers at AV Test.A popular barcode scanner app with over 10 million downloads on the Google Play Store has been caught infecting Android devices with malware. Google Play Protect is the company’s built-in malware defence program, and according to its own page it scans over 100 billion apps on Google Play every day. Web noted a few dozen other malware-infected apps were modifications to known malware. That August report noted that once these apps are installed they rename themselves and change their app icon in order to confuse users and avoid detection. It remains unclear why Google was unable to detect these apps, but another recent report from cybersecurity company Bitdefender noted there were 35 other malicious apps being listed on Play Store that have racked up over 2 million downloads in total. Last year, Google booted nine other apps from its store after researchers found they used malware to steal users’ Facebook logins.ĭelaying malware infiltration is a common way that bad actors get around app store filters, Collier wrote. There have been loads of other high-profile malicious app scandals on Google Play, including one Muslim prayer app that was harvesting users’ phone numbers.
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