Google Play has been subject to what is possibly the largest malware campaign ever found on the app store , including the removal of 41 apps , according to reports from cybersecurity software firm Check Point . The company discovered the infected apps , which allow infected users to click on apps , had been downloaded up to 100 million times . Check Point also found that the malware had been developed by South Korean company Kiniwini , registered on Google Play as ENISTUDIO .
Google Play has been subject to what is possibly the largest malware campaign ever found on the app store, prompting the removal of 41 apps, according to researchers from cybersecurity software firm Check Point. The company discovered the infected apps, which forced Android users to click on ads, had been downloaded up to 18.5 million times. Check Point also found that the malware had been developed by South Korean company Kiniwini, registered on Google Play as ENISTUDIO.