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Android apps infect 5 million phones with something bad

Malicious code loaded into 13 applications on the Android Market has infected up to 5 millions phones so far — the largest distribution of malware of any type this year, Symantec reported Jan. 27 on its official blog.

The apps, with titles such as Counter Elite Force, Hit Counter Terrorist and Balloon Game, along with a few racy topics, contain Android.Counterclank a modified version of Android.Tonclank Trojan, Symantec said.

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