The American group Google has announced Saturday, March 5, turning off several malicious applications that were on the Android Market. Internet users reported last week that programs available on the online store for mobile terminals to the mark contained a Trojan horse capable of obtaining the personal data of users.
In total, some fifty applications have been withdrawn, according to the press. According to Google, these malicious applications are affected phones featuring the Android version 2.2.1 or earlier. There would have been between "50 000 200 000 downloads", these applications in total, according to the website dedicated Android Police.
Remote control of the problem was revealed, Google claims to have removed the applications from the Android Market and suspended the accounts of the developers involved. But Google also used for the second time, a remote control to disable the programs already installed on the terminal without user intervention.
"This is one of many tools that the Android team can use to protect users against malicious applications," says Google. In June, two applications of a security expert had also been disabled remotely. 
In total, some fifty applications have been withdrawn, according to the press. According to Google, these malicious applications are affected phones featuring the Android version 2.2.1 or earlier. There would have been between "50 000 200 000 downloads", these applications in total, according to the website dedicated Android Police.
Remote control of the problem was revealed, Google claims to have removed the applications from the Android Market and suspended the accounts of the developers involved. But Google also used for the second time, a remote control to disable the programs already installed on the terminal without user intervention.
"This is one of many tools that the Android team can use to protect users against malicious applications," says Google. In June, two applications of a security expert had also been disabled remotely.
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