Malware on Google Play Store Has Quadrupled Since 2011

The number of malware-infected apps in Google Play's store has nearly quadrupled between 2011 and 2013, according to security group RiskIQ.

As reported on PC World, more than 42,000 apps in Google's store contained spyware or information-stealing Trojans. In 2011, that figure was just 11,000.

Apps designed to personalise users' Android phones were found to be most susceptible, but gaming and entertainment apps were also likely contenders for maliciousness. Possible malware has been found in the Flappy Bird clones that have flooded the store since the original Flappy Bird was taken down.

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