The experts at Trend Micro found more than 800 Android apps that contain a dangerous virus Xavier. The situation is compounded by the fact that it is not third-party repositories, and through the official Google Play store.
The Xavier virus is able to install additional malware to steal personal information, monitor user. According to experts, the malware helps other malware to infect your Android device.
Xavier is a type of advertising library, which is integrated into the free app and collects the advertising revenues received by software developers. According to Trend Micro, malware easily bypasses system security Google Play.
Trojan is able to remotely execute arbitrary code, which receives from the control server and steals users ‘ data, including ID and model, operating system version, information about the manufacturer, the operator, mail address, list of installed applications and so on.
Xavier lurks in freeware programs. Among infected AT the occur as lenses, and simple utility to change the ringtone.
Specialists have found that most infected Android smartphones and tablets are in the countries of South-East Asia, USA and Europe. In total, the infected program was downloaded from Google Play millions of times.
To avoid infection, experts advised to download apps only from trusted developers, read reviews and limit the programs access to the data on the device.
