There’s a curious
case of an Android application on Google Play that contains some traces of
malware that poses no security danger for Android devices. But this application is dangerous to other
mobile and PC platforms. The virus is
embedded inside the APK file. McAfee
labs found a Windows worm called GenericMalware.og!ats that reproduces itself
in the network shares and a user could run the malicious application by opening
the APK in a zip format while running the program. This malware exists in every Android device
that has installed the KFC WOW@25 Menu application.
When an application contains
a malicious file it’s usually from the neglect on part of the developer. The developer possibly used outdated
antimalware software and without realizing that the computer was infected, the
source code contained a copy of a worm.
From that point on the worm was packaged, signed, and deployed on Google
Play without the developer knowing about the infected file. Even when the infected application is removed
from Google Play it still poses a risk to consumers.
When creating an
apps, developers should remember to secure their computer, maintain updated
antimalware software especially if they intend to distribute the app for others
to use.
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