Of course, there are millions of apps available on Android devices that you can access from the App Store, either by exploring sections, searching, or following suggestions and recommendations.
However, there is a big problem with the store, which is that the applications and games are not all safe. There are a number of them that contain malicious software and are not detected by the security team for Google to remain displayed to millions of users and can be downloaded.
The viruses included in these applications are so dangerous that many of them are ransom-type viruses that require users to pay for encrypted files. This is not to mention spyware, which can easily target and steal bank applications and applications that contain users' money.
Android viruses have become many and annoying, and do not abandon the technical sites of reports about different viruses detected by security experts from time to time on Google Play.
Virus implanted in applications on Google Play affects 21 million users
Check Point again managed to discover a new virus that was planted in 50 applications on Google Play and embedded among paid and free applications.
These applications have been downloaded at least 21 million times, and this virus is called ExpensiveWall and is designed to steal users' money from their devices.
The virus also spies users and collects their data to sell and download more applications on their devices.
The spread of the virus in this number of devices means that at least it has been implanted in these applications for quite some time, yet the control of the store failed to detect the infection of these applications with the virus.
How to plant viruses in Google Play apps and games
It is known that any application or game added to Google Play for the first time is subject to review by supervisors, and one of the aspects that focus on the review process is the security aspect, does the new application or game include virus or malicious software? This is one of the most important questions that the Google Play team is looking for in its answer before acceptance or rejection.
Usually hackers add good apps and games that meet all the requirements and requirements, and do not include any traditional or innovative viruses to avoid innovative discovery of their plan and to ensure acceptance of their applications.
After a period of viewing and promoting these applications, updates are sent to them that come with the malware that is being transplanted.
Typically updates are not subject to the same censorship as the first-time applications pass to the online store, and this vulnerability is typically exploited by hackers.
How to prevent viruses that spread on Google Play
Not only is it necessary to use a good antivirus on your Android device, the virus may be new and unknown to e-security developers.
In this case, Check Point experts generally recommend evaluating the application before downloading it and reading comments written by users, and also taking into consideration the date of comments.
Of course, applications that include viruses and malware are usually deleted by users and they write negative comments about them and complain about them.
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Not a week passes without the discovery of a new virus infecting Android devices and hiding in the applications presented on Google Play, which makes most users of the store and even third-party stores are strongly vulnerable to falling into the trap of hackers and hackers, which prompts us to warn of that, while Google to try to find a real solution To the chaos of viruses on her shop.
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