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Beyond the Play Store: How Android threats really spread

lowmalwarebytes_blogPublished 2026-07-24

<p class="wp-block-paragraph" id="h-what-happens-when-a-threat-doesn-t-come-from-the-play-store-nbsp">You probably think of your phone&#8217;s security the way you think of your front door: as long as you&#8217;re downloading apps from the Play Store, you&#8217;re safe. And for the most part, that&#8217;s true. Google reviews apps before they’re published.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph">But some

Original source: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/inside-malwarebytes/2026/07/beyond-the-play-store-how-android-threats-really-spread