Yesterday we discovered Android malware that enabled the attacker to monitor , listen to and potentially watch every call , message or call the target makes . Today , focus is on a new type of malicious adware that can not be deleted from the Android device : ever . The act of rooting the device in the first place creates additional security risk for enterprises and individuals alike, as other apps can then get root access to the device, giving them unrestricted access to files outside of their domain. Mobile security experts , Lookout , have been researching the rise of malicious adware families for the past year , and yesterday announced that it had some 20,000 instances of " auto - rooting , " masquerading as legitimate apps such as Android Crush , Facebook , Snapchat , Twitter , WhatsApp . Once the Trojan has taken over the device , the user has two options pay for a costly professional service to re - build the core programme , or simply go to the local store and buy another phone .
Yesterday we discovered Android malware that enabled the attacker to monitor , listen to and potentially watch every call , message or call the target makes . Today , focus is on a new type of malicious adware that can not be deleted from the Android device : ever . Mobile security experts , Lookout , have been researching the rise of malicious adware families for the past year , and yesterday announced that it had some 20,000 instances of " auto - rooting , " masquerading as legitimate apps such as Android Crush , Facebook , Snapchat , Twitter , WhatsApp . Once the Trojan has taken over the device , the user has two options pay for a costly professional service to re - build the core programme , or simply go to the local store and buy another phone .