We still hope Google implements additional measures in the future to curb such attacks from Google Play Store even if policing third-party stores may not be possible.
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The best way to steer clear from such infections is to only download applications from highly reputable developers, install an antivirus app and always keep your Android version updated.
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To conclude, previously we’ve also seen the Haken malware family in February 2020 utilize native code to bypass Google’s security and so it remains a lasting problem. QuickPlan Pro - Project Plan, Schedule Management for iOS By Mobilinked 17.99 Developers Description By Mobilinked Project management with natural gestures on Gantt chart, synchronizing and. Thus, users cannot rely on Google Play’s security measures alone to ensure their devices are protected, wrote CheckPoint in their blog post. There are nearly 3 million apps available from the store, with hundreds of new apps being uploaded daily – making it difficult to check that every single app is safe. This highlights once again that the Google Play Store can still host malicious apps. This hints at a need for a new mechanism to verify the hundreds of apps uploaded daily to its platform amongst the existing 3 million+ ones. Concerns still remain for the fact though that Google has repeatedly failed to vet malicious apps as well as its arch-rival – the Apple App Store. Then it makes use of a MotionEvent feature in Android released back in 2019 allowing it to “imitate the user’s actions and generate clicks.”Īn image of 2 of the apps on the Play Store before being removed:Ĭurrently, though, all of these apps have been removed from Google Play Store leaving us a lesson for the future. How Tekya works is by hiding the native code of the applications it infects which allows it to evade Google’s in-built PlayProtect mechanism and VirusTotal as well. 24 of these 66 were children apps comprising of games & puzzles while the rest are mostly utility ones including calculators, translators, etc. These ads were displayed from networks such as Admob, Facebook, Unity & AppLovin’ representing a reasonably high reach.Ĭurrently, the apps infected number 66 and had been downloaded 1 million times. The process involved unauthorized clicks on ads displayed within the applications in order to make the attackers earn money. Another day, another Android malware – Earlier today, researchers from Checkpoint released a report detailing a new malware family named Tekya committing advertising fraud.
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