Google Unleashes Remote App Removal Feature

A news that over 50 malicious applications in the Android Market were found broke last Tuesday. However, Google removed the said applications without leaving any public comment on the issue. But the question remains: What will happen to the apps that were already downloaded?

In response to this, Google unleashed the “Remote App Removal” feature last Saturday, wiping out malicious Android apps from infected devices without any additional action from the users. In addition to this, the search-engine giant will also push an Android Market security update to prevent attackers from acquiring more information via exploit.

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