In Kaspersky’s newly published malware report, Google Play is filled with infected applications. In this sense, according to initial findings, Google Play is filled with more than 3 million infected Android applications. The worst part is that these applications have been downloaded more than 600 million times.
Google Play contains 3 million Android infected applications! Here are some
Although Android has always had many more applications than iOS, it is also known that there are infected applications among these applications. However, the number of Android infected applications was unknown until now. In this sense, according to the report published by Kaspersky, it was revealed that more than 3 million applications contain viruses.
Again, the fact that these applications have been downloaded more than 600 million times shows that each application has been downloaded at least 200 times. Some examples of infected Android applications given in the resulting report show how dire the situation is.
The most striking example, which is also reflected in the Kaspersky report, is the iRecorder application. The application first appeared on Google Play in September 2021. The app had over 50,000 downloads until it was discovered to contain malware in May 2023.
Exactly 11 months after the app was listed on Google Play, Trojan AhMyth added malicious code to the app. Accordingly, the application automatically recorded every 15 minutes, even if it was not open. This is how infected Android applications generally pass Google Play inspections. The application, which seems harmless at first, later becomes harmful with an update.