Malware found in 60 Android apps with 100 million downloads, but why users in India are ‘safe’

McAfee’s Mobile Research Team claims to have found more than 60 applications containing third-party malicious library. The software library has been named Goldoson. These apps have more than 100 million downloads confirmed in the ONE store and Google Play app download markets in South Korea. The software library that collects lists of apps installed, and a history of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices information, including nearby GPS locations. The library is also said to have the functionality to perform ad fraud by clicking advertisements in the background without the user’s consent.

Android users in India need not worry

Since these apps are in South Korea, so users in other regions, Including India, do not need to worry.