Hundreds of Android Apps on Google Play Store Infected by Xavier Malware
Hundreds of Android Apps on Google Play Store Infected by Xavier Malware You might have heard researchers urging Android users not to download apps from a third party store since a lot of them contain malware. Now, things have changed as hackers and cyber criminals are bypassing Google’s security implementation on Play Store and uploading apps infected with malware. The IT security researchers at Trend Mirco have discovered that over 800 Android apps on Google Play store contain a malware called Xavier that is silently stealing personal and financial data of users. The infected apps belong to categories like photo manipulators, utilities, ringtone chargers, anti-virus, volume booster, speed booster, video converter, call recorder, and wallpaper apps downloaded millions of times by users around the world. The majority of downloads came from countries like Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam while some of the downloads attempts were from European countries and the Uni...