More than 500 000 Android users were victims of malicious virus attacks in false applications online store Google Play, with functions spoofing or phishing, as extracted Facebook credentials,
In a statement, the security firm explained that Cowboy Adventure Jump and Chess are games in Google Play Store that detected the malicious functionality.
Unlike other Android malware programs, concerned, as Minecraf false applications, these self-contained functionality, ie, they were real games, and includes fraud.
It details a window to log into Facebook, so that if the victim falls for the scam, their social network credentials that are sent to the attacker's server when applications open, appears.
Clarifies that the search and removed the two applications Store and warns against installing them on Android devices.
Therefore, the security company advised to download applications from the official Google Play store instead of shopping alternatives or other unknown sources and reliable developers, and check the scores and comments from users.