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Android Community April 8, 2021 Google Play has been making efforts to weed out the malicious apps from its platform, but hackers seem one step ahead at all times. A recent example is that of an app called FlixOnline which disguised itself as a way to access Netflix for free, but in reality, has other motives. The app’s malicious behavior has been exposed by security firm Check Point Research who revealed – the app never actually did what it promised. Rather it is loaded with a self-repl...

Android Malware Using Fake App to Spread Via WhatsApp Discovered on Google Play: Check Point Research The Android app spreading the malware was downloaded from Google Play nearly 500 times over the course of two months, before it went offline. By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 7 April 2021 19:08 IST Photo Credit: Pixabay/ andrekheren Highlights WhatsApp notifications were monitored by the malware hidden in an app Google Play pulled the FlixOnline app that contained th...