App installer exploit affects older versions of Android but isn’t as scary as it sounds
A scary-sounding exploit and scary-sounding headlines about half of Android devices being probably are more bark than bite. Again.
A new(ish) exploit has been published today by the folks at Palo Alto Networks that describes how a bug in the Android package installer could potentially infect older phones with malware. The exploit works against versions of Android older than Android 4.3 and doesn’t affect apps installed via Google Play. It’s still something that needs talked about, as plenty of users could be affected.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean you need to worry much — even though roughly half of all currently active Android devices are sub-Jelly Bean. Here’s what’s up.
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