(But for purposes of grabbing old versions of apps, malware versions and all, third-party app stores are great.) We assume this is due to them trusting Google Play to do that job in advance. Thus, if malware is later revealed to have gotten onto Google Play, third-party app stores do not remove the APKs from their sites. In other words, use third-party app stores at your own risk.
#Malwarebytes google play code#
Was the malware code really added on December 7, or did it exist before? Did we make a mistake of accusing the wrong developer? Further investigation was needed to verify. Thereupon, we turn to third-party app stores that grab APKs from Google Play the date they upload to Play. Keep in mind these types of app stores do not scan APKs for malware like Google Play does. Why did we find evidence of LavaBird being the owner during our last blog prior to the transfer date? The screenshot from our last blog is December 4, 2020: To verify LavaBird’s claims, we search for our own cache Google PLAY webpage of the Barcode Scanner with The space team as owner. Although we’ve included screenshots from the Italian version of the site, here is evidence of ownership to The space team of Barcode Scanner on the date of transfer, December 7, 2020:Īlthough this may be true, this raises another question. Let’s start with LavaBird’s claim of transferring ownership to The space team on December 7 th, 2020. Regards LAVABIRD LTD” Transferring of ownership We ask you to change the name of the developer to the real “The space team” and attach actual screenshots if needed. We hope users will remove the app with a virus from their phones. We are very sorry that the application has become a virus, for us it is not only a blow to our reputation. The app is unpublished, probably, since, for people, who do not have the app installed, you can see only “We’re sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server.” We attached a screenshot, from our developer computer the app is visible – probably because he still has got Barcode app on his device. After that in a week, we transferred an application to buyer Google Play account – it was 7th of December. The buyer was given access to the Google Play console of this application and he updated it himself.
#Malwarebytes google play update#
The update that we published from our account was made by the buyer to verify the key and password from the application. We have a lot of useful apps on our account, who always complied to all Google Policies – Lavabird LTD develops and sells applications, and sometimes we buy and sell applications. Īlso, we reported that account and app to Google. Here is their official email (as listed in Google Play) – have written them a letter so they should remove their Google Play account.
Īnd the application was transferred to the account “The space team” We were the intermediary between the seller and the buyer in this situation. We have read the article and are outraged no less than you.
We have provided minor editing to conceal and remove sensitive information: LavaBird pleading its caseīelow we have the original message from LavaBird from February 10, 2020. Here, we will show the evidence of the case presented by LavaBird. Upfront, we must also say that though we attempted to reach “The space team” when writing this story, we received no response. They claimed it was not them who was responsible for uploading malicious versions of Barcode Scanner, package name, but an account named “The space team.” All initial signs led us to believe that LavaBird LTD was the developer of this malware, but since then, a representative from LavaBird reached out to us. In our last blog, Barcode Scanner app on Google Play infects 10 million users with one update, we wrote about a barcode scanner found on the Google Play store that was infected with Android/.
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