Inportant Info from Google on Infected Apps found in Market

[Fixwheel]

I found this article today that maybe of interest. Apps pulled from market because of viruses.

Follow the link for more info!

Hope this helps

Google Yanks 21 Malicious Apps From Android Market, Phones - PCWorld

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[razor02097]

Seems it was only a matter of time... since the android market is growing so fast.

Thanks for the post, it reinforces the reason looking at reviews before downloading an app is so important!

[jj26meu]

They need to check the coding before posting. Ran into this earlier today also. Funny thing is it roots your phone without permission. When I rooted my phone it took me like 20 mins to read up and root it. I want that app hehe

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[razor02097]

There is a difference between a user acquiring root and a malicious app acquiring root.

That's like saying it took you 10 minutes to uninstall a program on your computer so you would rather install a virus that formats your hard drive.

[jkhonea]

And unfortunately, here is our weakness in open source. This kind of situation entirely.

[panz]

There is a difference between a user acquiring root and a malicious app acquiring root.

That's like saying it took you 10 minutes to uninstall a program on your computer so you would rather install a virus that formats your hard drive.

love the analogy. I know it wasn't meant as a joke, but I literally laughed out loud.

[razor02097]

love the analogy. I know it wasn't meant as a joke, but I literally laughed out loud.

Malicious software is a serious problem so no harm in throwing in some humor

[Daniel41]

I know I personally had one of those apps on the list (Spider Man) installed on my phone until I had to do a hard factory reset the other day. The article says to take your phone into the store and get it exchanged for another one. What are the chances that Verizon would actually do this?

[Djxedxd]

I know I personally had one of those apps on the list (Spider Man) installed on my phone until I had to do a hard factory reset the other day. The article says to take your phone into the store and get it exchanged for another one. What are the chances that Verizon would actually do this?

lol Slim to none.

They need to check the coding before posting. Ran into this earlier today also. Funny thing is it roots your phone without permission. When I rooted my phone it took me like 20 mins to read up and root it. I want that app hehe

N call me crazy but im pretty sure he was joking around too?