Infected apps are becoming a routine in the Android Market. Over the weekend, mobile security firm Lookout announced that they have found 25 new infected apps in the Android Market. The company said these apps are likely developed by the same people that did the March attack which included 50 apps.
The infected apps were packaged in copies of legitimate apps, listed below, and posted to Google’s Android market by four fraudulent developers, Lookout says:
Magic Photo Studio,
Mango Studio,
E.T. Tean, and BeeGoo.
The list of infected applications (by developer name) includes:
Magic Photo Studio
- Sexy Girls: Hot Japanese
- Sexy Legs
- HOT Girls 4
- Beauty Breasts
- Sex Sound
- Sex Sound: Japanese
- HOT Girls 1
- HOT Girls 2
- HOT Girls 3
Mango Studio
- Floating Image Free
- System Monitor
- Super StopWatch and Timer
- System Info Manager
E.T. Tean
BeeGoo
- Quick Photo Grid
- Delete Contacts
- Quick Uninstaller
- Contact Master
- Brightness Settings
- Volume Manager
- Super Photo Enhance
- Super Color Flashlight
- Paint Master
UPDATE: DroidPlus
- Quick Cleaner
- Super App Manager
- Quick SMS Backup
Lockout suggested you do the following to be safe:
Only download apps from trusted sources, such as reputable app markets. Remember to look at the developer name, reviews, and star ratings.
Always check the permissions an app requests. Use common sense to ensure that the permissions an app requests match the features the app provides.
Be alert for unusual behavior on your phone. This behavior could be a sign that your phone is infected. These behaviors may include unusual SMS or network activity.
Download a mobile security app for your phone that scans every app you download to ensure it’s safe. Lookout users automatically receive protection against this Trojan.
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