[Cringing Negativism Network]

“After the apps are downloaded from Google Play, they’re repackaged with the malicious code and distributed on third-party websites. Lookout is seeing the highest number of detections in the US, Germany, Iran, Russia, India, Jamaica, Sudan, Brazil, Mexico, and Indonesia. The report is the latest to underscore the risks of using third-party markets. There are no indications that any of the trojanized apps have made their way into Google Play. “

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This is not a huge issue, for people using non-Apple phones if they don’t use third-party markets.

[Swordmaker]

Another Android malware. . . this one is a bad one already in the wild. It's a root kit that masquerades as well known Android Apps and is almost impossible to remove once it's installed. Link only due to copyright infringement issues with Ars Technica. Apple users who have elected to use Android Mobile devices take warning. -- PING!

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Android Malware Root Kit
Masquerades as genuine Apps
Ping!

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[proxy_user]

I’ll bet if you logged in as root yourself, you could remove them.

But apparently, in Android the owner of the phone isn’t allowed to log in as root and fix problems. Who designed this wonderful operating system?

[ThunderSleeps]

Upshot, be extremely careful about where you load your apps from... - ANDROID PING!
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[JimRed]

The key word is “almost” impossible to remove. Find out who can remove it and is making money doing so and ten to one, you’ve got the creator.