Skinner, the new malware that haunts the play store
Table of contents:
- Skinner: the malware that has infected users in the Google Play Store
- Worryingly, other malware has sneaked in
They say that on Android we are full of dangers, but what is clear is that one of the most recent has just come to light and it is Skinner, a malware that is loose on the Play Store (although at the moment it would have already been removed from the Google app store, which does not mean that it is lost by some smartphones). But this malware does not pretend to be too bad, but it does last as long as it can on each smartphone.
What do you intend then? Rather than infect, it seeks to last as long as possible and earn money with advertising. A little strange, but it is what it is doing in the terminals that have already been infected with this malware. If you want to know the difference between viruses, Trojan worms, do not miss this article.
Skinner: the malware that has infected users in the Google Play Store
We are dealing with sophisticated and intelligent malware. Let's say that you take a lot of precautions so that you don't get caught. Instead of running immediately, it waits for the user to be operating the terminal with their own hands. And what Skinner does, as you can imagine, is to have adware character. What it does is show the user advertisements to get money. AUn many ads, if false, could lead to installing additional adware, so be careful.
At the moment we know that Skinner has already been expelled from the Play Store although it can continue infecting mobiles. It usually happens that when we find out that there is malware in the store, it is because Google has already taken action on the matter and has eliminated it. The truth is that it did not take long to do so. But if we take a look at the figures, we see that around 10, 000 users could have Skinner installed on their smartphones. Finding it is complicated, because as we anticipate, it is capable of hiding well so as not to be seen.
Worryingly, other malware has sneaked in
We are facing another malware in the Play Store that has managed to sneak in because it is very invisible, but Google should not miss any, especially considering that they are a team of great professionals (who have security experts) and that they have been around for a long time. doing manual app controls.
It is a way of exposing ourselves. Have you heard of Skinner before?
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