Over 140 apps on the Google Play store have been discovered to contain malicious Windows executable files. Researchers at Palo Alto Networks found that among the infected apps, several had more than 1,000 installations and carried 4-star ratings. The Windows code is of course unable to infect Android devices, but as the researchers point out, "The fact that these APK files are infected indicates that the developers are creating the software on compromised Windows systems that are infected with malware. This type of infection is a threat to the software supply chain, as compromising software developers has proven to be…
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