Google removed some 50 free apps from the Android Market this week after they were found to be carrying malware. An estimated 20,000 to 500,000 users may already have downloaded the infected apps. Google doesn’t vet or security-scan apps submitted to its open, community-based app market. Security experts say the invasion of rogue apps could pressure Google to add some form of vetting applications before they hit the Market. Google was not available to comment on any plans to change up the app submission process.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/50-android-market-apps-found-harboring-malware