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Beware of third party stores! Security firm finds app store infected software
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Beware of third party stores! Security firm finds app store infected software
Unlike Apple, which only allows users to download and install apps that it curates via its App Store, Android users can not only ‘sideload’ any compatible application, but also install third-party stores. However, one such store was reportedly infected with malware due to the addition of malicious code, putting its users at risk.
According to a report by Slashgear, popular third-party Android store APKPure’s official Android client was found to contain malicious code, by security firm Kaspersky. The security firm stated in a blog post that it had found the trojan- like infection and informed the company last week on April 8, and that the company has resolved the issue and released version 3.17.19 of the store.
This isn’t the first time that an app has been infected with code that is considered to be malicious. Kaspersky had previously found that the CamScannner app which was hosted on the store (unlike stores like APKPure) had also been updated with similar malicious code resembling the Triada malware – the security firm says the malicious code embedded in APKPure was “standard for this type of threat”.
Be careful where you get your software, sometimes the free lunch is very expensive to swallow!
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