Has Xavier Malware Infected Apps on Your Android Device?
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Android is the world’s biggest consumer operating system, bigger even than Windows — so it should come as no surprise that it is the target of malware. This has been the case for several years, and as Android has grown, so the threats have grown.
Summer 2017 saw the uncovering of a new vulnerability in Android that has been exploited for quite some time. It involves a malicious ad library that comes pre-installed on over 75 applications. Are your devices affected? And what can you do about it?
Meet Xavier: A Malicious Ad Library
Android app developers usually produce free software. Over 90% of Android apps are free, with adverts used to generate revenue for the devs. These adverts are served by ad libraries, using embedded code in the app’s user interface. Application developers trust the providers of these libraries to be serving standard adverts, but this isn’t always the case.
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