Three malicious apps were available for download on the Play Store, more than five million phones infected

A recent post on Avast's blog unveils that apps from the Play Store may not be as safe as we thought they were, or at least – not for now, until Google finds a way to fight this newly arisen pest.



The post talks about three apps, which are actually adware in hiding, that have managed to get themselves legitimized on the Play Store. Additionally, when downloaded, they wouldn't get to work right away – no, no – these little worms would wait for at least one device off / on cycle, and then at least a couple of days (or even up to a month!), before they start feeding the user their malicious ...