New Android malware is a Google Play look-alike

Russian anti-virus vendor Doctor Web has uncovered a new Android malware that masquerades as a Google Play Store icon.

December 28, 2012 / 17:05 IST

Russian anti-virus vendor Doctor Web has uncovered a new Android malware that masquerades as a Google Play Store icon. According to Doctor Web, the trojan Android.DDoS.1.origin is capable of carrying out DDoS attacks on websites and can even send messages on the directions of criminals. Once installed, the malicious program creates an application icon that looks just like the Google Play icon. If a user clicks on the fake icon, the malicious program is activated and gets down to business.

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first published: Dec 28, 2012 04:56 pm

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