Windows Malware on Android

New Windows Malware Sneaked Into Google Play

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Researchers from Palo Alto Networks discovered 145 apps in the official Google Play Store that were infected by malicious Microsoft Windows executable files. These malicious files will not harm the Android phone but more testing will be required to conclude whether these files are meant for x86 Android. 

These malware may be transferred into a Microsoft Windows machine if the phone is connected by USB or Bluetooth for the purpose of debugging, syncing or updates.

These Apps were uploaded into Google Play Store by someone going with the name, odieapps. This developer had at least 145 apps in the store of which 92 apps were uploaded in June 2017 and 31 apps were uploaded in July 2017. That is 123 apps uploaded in two months! No normal person can develop application that fast and this is an anomaly that should be picked up by Google.

Previous cases on malware found in Google Play Store can be found here.