Minecraft Pocket Edition add-ons have been infecting Android phones with Trojan malware

Symantec has found a clutch of Minecraft-based add-ons in the Google Play Store that are harbouring malicious code for trojan malware called Sockbot.

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Malware disguised as Minecraft mods on Google Play

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Minecraft Pocket Edition add-ons Infects Android devices with Sockbot Trojan

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