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Discussion => WinMx World News => Topic started by: silicon_toad2000 on January 09, 2016, 03:41:28 am

Title: Malicious apps in Google Play made unauthorized downloads, sought root
Post by: silicon_toad2000 on January 09, 2016, 03:41:28 am

Google has banished 13 Android apps from its Play marketplace after security researchers found the apps made unauthorized downloads and attempted to gain root privileges that allowed them to survive factory resets.

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http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/malicious-apps-in-google-play-made-unauthorized-downloads-sought-root/