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Struggling to keep malware from app store.

Saturday, 25. July 2015 – 5:38 p.m.

We find it strange that Google fails to weed out malware apps and apps purports to be other apps, when in reality they contain pornography.

Struggling to clean up
For it was in March this year announced that Google started pre-approve applications before they are posted.

Google promised to be much faster than Apple, and it may well be they are, but at the same time it seems that not everything works as it should.

For over again release very frivolous apps through apps that are something other than they described as, and therefore illegal to serve in the shop. Had it just stopped there, but no, the apps are dangerous too.

– Tens of thousands hit
“ In April, the false Dubsmasher app used to spread malware, which meant that 100 000 users were infected “, reports Digital Trends, pointing out enough with accuracy that developers really are motivated to lure users to install those apps again.

stopped unfortunately not in April, for antivirus company Eset has found that a porn-shoot app was recently uploaded to the Play Store – app may have infected up to 50 000 users.

weeded out
Damage Item now called Clicker-AP recently found in apps Doganin Güzellikleri, Doganin Güzellikleri 2 and Doganin Güzellikleri 3 (which thankfully has been removed from the store).

Avast detected malware and notified notify Google.

Not quite there
But again, if technology giant pre-approves apps currently, how come these through the cracks again and again?

“Google has a lot to think about. They have to maintain the world’s most popular OS, coinciding with an app store with around 1.5 million apps, “writes Nikolaos Chrysaidos from Avast that has blogged about the issue.

He recommends not surprising to install an antivirus app on your phone, and read what permissions an app requires before installing it.

Source:
Digital Trends