Security firm Check Point says millions infected with botnet malware via Play Store

The conventional wisdom is that limiting your app downloads to the Play Store will help you avoid malware. That's true for the most part, but every now and then we hear about something sketchy that fell through the cracks. For instance, the security firm Check Point says that a number of "game guide" apps in the Play Store were hiding malicious code, and they may have accumulated millions of downloads. Check Point has named this malware "FalseGuide" in recognition of its presence exclusively in guide app s. Read More Security firm Check Point says millions infected with botnet malware via Play Store was written by the awesome team at Android Police. Android Match ae http://androidmatch.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default