It's a mystery as to how two of the games were trending in the Google Play Store when they didn't work. Stefanko estimates that the games were installed over 560,000 times from Google's Play Store. Two of the apps were trending on Google's Play Store, which makes them easier to find than non-trending apps, and therefore more likely to be installed. It could also potentially record network traffic going in and out of devices. This extra item - Game Center - would then gain full network access to a user's device and display ads when the device was unlocked, according to Stefankos. After installing, the game supposedly asked the user to download an extra item called "Game Center." When a user would try opening the game, it would close itself almost immediately, and the game's icon would become hidden. But none of the games would work, according to Stefanko. A total of 13 games were removed, all from the same developer - Luiz O Pinto.Īll the games are driving simulators with different themes, like luxury car racing or firefighter truck driving.
Security researcher Lukas Stefanko from digital security company ESET discovered that the games contained malware and posted their titles on Twitter. Several games in the Google Play Store have been removed by Google for containing malware - software that can potentially harm your device, access sensitive information, or show ads continuously while you're using a device. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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