Delete this app on your phone now—here’s why.
Google has its finger on the delete button — and that’s a good thing. Twice in just a few days, security researchers have called out the speed with which Google’s team removes threats from its Play Store. Yes, they should not have been there in the first place, but at least they’re now gone. But remember, you need to delete apps on your phone as well.outed a dangerous new campaign “mimicking legitimate apps” in various popular categories — document readers, flashlights, horoscopes.
At the time, the researchers warned “there is potential for future adaptations to target other manufacturers,” with other droppers that “did not contain such manufacturer-specific code, posing a threat to all devices regardless of the vendor.” That paints a good picture as to how calculating these attacks can be. And Anatsa is particularly nasty.explains, “TeaBot is an Android banking trojan targeting the largest number of mobile financial institutions with more standard features.
Also ensure Play Protect is enabled on your phone. Each time Google removes an app, it updates its defenses to ensure the specific threat can’t be deployed again. Clearly those developing malware adapt their code to slip through the net, and that’s what drives this endless game of cat and mouse with Google.
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