A new strain of Android malware is said to have infected at least a million users while hidden inside seemingly harmless apps. Six QR readers and a smart compass app contained the malicious code ...

If your Android ... the tricky malware, saying that infected apps amassed over half a million downloads before Google removed them. Six of the booby-trapped apps claimed to be QR code readers ...

Follow the steps below to turn your iPhone or Android ... go to the link in your browser. The dedicated QR code scanner is a handy way to quickly open a QR code, largely because it has a built-in ...

Over 300 malicious Android applications downloaded 60 million items from Google Play acted as adware or attempted ... battery optimizers, and QR code scanners. The apps pass Google's security ...

Read more: Android malware hidden in QR code apps infects 1 million users Avast says the list of affected devices is so extensive because the adware was part of a chipset platform package that ...

A new campaign is bringing back the troublesome SpyNote malware ... on links, QR codes or attachments from unknown or unexpected senders. Likewise, having one of the best Android antivirus apps ...

While that QR code scanner ... Store pages to infect Android phones with a dangerous trojan — how to stay safe Fake Google Play Store pages are spreading Trojan malware that can steal your ...

The security firm said the apps were infected with a type of malware known as HiddenAds. Discovered in 2019, this Android adware strain operates by showing excessive and intrusive ads and by ...

Android malware seems to ... Google Play Store that have some kind of malware embedded in them, and this time around it seems like a series of QR code readers may be targeting unknowing users.

The researchers found adware installed ... shipped the "Superfish" malware with brand new PCs. It's one of the bigger scandals related to malware installed on Android devices, however, and might ...

A new set of Android malware, phishing, and adware apps have infiltrated the Google Play store, tricking over two million people into installing them. The apps were discovered by Dr. Web antivirus ...