Dr.WEB
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Dr.WEB Warns Users of Twenty Eight Apps on Google Play Spreading Trojans Dr.WEB , Russian developer of information security software, is warning users that twenty-eight applications incorporating a malicious adware module that can download Trojans to Android devices have been discovered on Google Play. The total number of installations of these programs has reached several million. Advertising in applications for Android has long been successfully used by various developers to generate income from their work: it is a legal and a very convenient way to get compensated for time and money spent creating software. It was in 2011 when crafty cybercriminals also decided to use mobile ad networks to spread Trojans. Android.SmsSend programs designed to send short messages to premium numbers and subscribe users to chargeable services are the most popular among them. Doctor Web recently reported an in...