Beware of new Android malware hiding in popular apps
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Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson talks about a new Trojan horse virus that has popped on apps in the Google Play Store. Here's how to protect your device from Xamalicious.
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The Xamalicious Trojan uses innocent apps to bypass your accessibility features. It then takes over your phone using features that are normally locked down to take control of your device. Specifically, the Trojan scans your device for any information it can use in a hack: your OS, location, contacts, passwords, and more. It then executes a code to take over your device and take your information.
So far, the virus has been attached to 13 apps on Google Play that have since been deleted. Google removing an app from its store doesn’t delete it from your device. If you have any of the following apps installed, delete them immediately: