gizmodo | Security researchers have come across a new kind
of Android malware, which purports to be a well-known app but then
exposes your phone to root attacks—and is virtually impossible to
remove.
The new malware has been found
in software available on third-party app stores. The apps in question
use code from official software that you can download from Google Play
like Facebook and Twitter, reports Ars Technica, so they initially seem innocuous and even provide the exact same functionality.
But in fact they’re injected with malicious code, which allows them
to gain root access to the OS. In turn, a series of exploits are
installed on the device as system applications, which makes them
incredibly hard—for most people, impossible—to remove. Fist tap Big Don.
