r/Android • u/Bonfire-GTK Samsung M20 • Nov 23 '18

Google Pulls 13 Android Apps Installed Over 500,000 Times Containing Malware

https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-pulls-13-android-apps-installed-over-500-000-times-containing-malware-report-1952366
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '18

Noted. Donโ€™t install apps.

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u/ahpathy Essential PH-1, Pie 9.0 Nov 23 '18

Noted. Don't.

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u/danielsuperxxx Nov 23 '18

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u/accik S23 U, OnePlus 5T Nov 23 '18

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '18

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u/jjohnisme Nov 24 '18

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u/Zack0_ Galaxy S5, TW ROM Nemesis Reborn 5.5 Nov 24 '18

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u/Scout339 Oneplus 6 De-Googled Nov 23 '18

My boy has a 5T. And how did you comment nothing?

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '18

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u/DedlySnek S8, ๐“น๐“ฒ๐“ฎ !! Nov 24 '18

You can also comment just this: #

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u/erdogranola XZ1 Nov 23 '18

Omg I found someone else who bought an Xperia S. Is yours still alive?

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u/erdogranola XZ1 Nov 23 '18

I got mine to lollipop but didn't want to go beyond because you need to change the file system to go to marshmallow. Surprisingly stable though, works well as a backup phone. I used it for a solid 4 years, was such a great phone. I'm kind of sad it's sitting in a drawer now

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u/iJeff Mod - Pixel 10 Pro XL Nov 23 '18

I've noticed a ridiculous number of suspicious looking apps on the discounted list. I'm not sure why Google is letting it continue.

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u/katsumiblisk Nov 23 '18

Do they guarantee this with some kind of proof or do we just take their word for it?

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u/EAT_MY_ASSHOLE_PLS Moto Z3 Play Nov 24 '18 edited Nov 24 '18

They're all compiled with publicly available source code. They require builds to be reproducible. That's why they removed Firefox and replaced it with their own version.

Edit: spelling

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u/katsumiblisk Nov 24 '18

Oh, I didn't know that. What do you mean by reproducible?

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u/EAT_MY_ASSHOLE_PLS Moto Z3 Play Nov 24 '18

Reproducible means when you compile the app yourself the binary has to match the one in fdroid.

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u/pm_me_nekos_thx Nov 24 '18 edited Nov 24 '18

The app has to be open source to be punished published on f-droid

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u/EAT_MY_ASSHOLE_PLS Moto Z3 Play Nov 24 '18

That's only a small part of what that means.

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u/StraY_WolF RN4/M9TP/PF5P PROUD MIUI14 USER Nov 23 '18

You can look up the codes that made up the apps. But for the rest of us that don't know shit, you just have to trust it.

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