The virus can be added into the app after you have downloaded it
Android users have been warned of a new threat from a batch of applications that contain the dangerous Ansta virus. Security experts at Zscaler ThreatLabz have discovered a number of dangerous applications.
Zscaler ThreatLabz said the apps were available on Google's Play Store and this has led to them being downloaded over five million times. The most recent apps found to be infecting Android phones include PDF and QR readers. Both managed to infect over 70,000 devices before being removed by Google. A Zsclaer spokesman said: "Over the past few months, we identified and analyzed more than 90 malicious applications uploaded to the Google Play store. These malware-infected applications have collectively garnered over 5.5 million installs.
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