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 .
Yesterday we highlighted Android malware that enabled the attacker to monitor, listen to and potentially watch every move, message or call the target makes. Today, focus is on a new generation of malicious adware that cannot 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 adware" masquerading as legitimate apps such as Candy Crush, Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, WhatsApp. Once the Trojan has taken over the device, the owner 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.