Androids Google Play Store has Malwares in 400 Apps, Risk of Hacking

If you have Android Smartphone, if yes, then you have downloaded or installed several apps in it. But now, you have to be careful, because Trend Micro has found and about the virus in the apps.

Android Smartphone is ruling the Indian Smartphone Market and has great market hold in India. Android is not much safer then iOS (Apple). According to the report, Google Play Store has 400 apps, in which “DressCode” named dangerous virus has been found.

Google Play Store - WeGrab

With the help of DressCode Malware, hackers can easily intercept the user’s network and perform some harmful tasks that you don’t want to do. Once you’ve downloaded and installed any app contains this malware, then attacker can reach to your smartphone through the network. Then confidential information of your device, important data and other important data or information can be easily theft.

Well, this DressCode malware’s secrecy has been broken this year’s April month. Before that nobody knows about it.

Trend Micro’s Cyber Security Researchers found the malware in Apps from the Google’s Android Play Stores various categories like Games, Skins, Themes and Phone Boosters. These viruses are available in App as small parts, that’s make it really tough to detect for ant viruses too.

This security firm claims that they’ve discovered almost 3000 apps having “TrojanHorse” virus from various marketplaces and 400 apps are belonging from Android’s Google Play Store.

WeGrab - Google Play Store

According to the Global Security Firm TrendMicro company has informed the Google Play Store about this threat so that they can fix the problem.

We advise you to be careful before downloading and installing any app in your smartphone from any App Marketplace (Google Play Store, iTunes, 9Apps, Windows Mobile Store etc.). Protection of your device security and privacy is in your hands, and you have to take care of it.

Download and install apps only from verified publishers and avoid downloading apps from unverified publishers.

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