Infected Android Apps From Google Play Affect Millions

Google's app scanning process may have missed the malware because "they rely mostly on static code analysis and the app in question may have used a 'time bomb' method -- waiting a period of time before downloading and executing the malware," said Patrick Murray, vice president of products at Zimperium.

Millions of Android users have been hit by malware posing as games on Google Play, according to Avast security researcher Flip Chytry.read more