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This Android Malware Has Infected Over 11 Million Devices (lifehacker.com)

submitted 2 months ago by realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't the play store have their "Play Protect" thing they're always shoving in my face? Why didn't that pick this up before 11 million people installed the app?

[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Because play protect is a piece of shit that is not very reliable. Google mostly uses it to block installation of apps or remove apps that they don't like such as cracked apps, or apps that are used to crack other apps.

The real malicious apps are typically able to sneak past it.