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“FalseGuide malware victim count jumps to 2 million”
Apps were uploaded to Google Play from November 2016, successfully hiding for at least five months before being detected. FalseGuide was hidden in the guide apps of 40+ games, several of which were installed more than 50,000 times.
Botnets have been gaining reach for over a year, according to checkpoint.com, the researchers who first detected the issue. You can read their post here.
zdnet’s article on FalseGuide malware can be read here.
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