Ghost Push Android malware

[John Connor]

The Ghost Push malware continues to circulate in the wild and has been detected infecting Android apps to compromise user mobile devices.
Researchers at Trend Micro say the new variations are more difficult to detect and are pushing the malware epidemic to another level, with earlier research suggesting Ghost Push is infecting 600,000 users per day.
The malware enters mobile devices through users downloading malicious apps offered by third-party hosts rather than the official Google Play Store.
In total, 39 original apps -- including spoofed versions -- facilitated the spread, including WiFi Enhancer, Amazon, Super Mario, Memory Booster and WordLock.
It is worth noting that apps downloaded from the official Google Play Store are not the same as third-party versions, as the latter do not have to go through the security checks demanded by Google.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/ghost-push-malware-evolves-in-android-app-infection-spree/