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Android Emulator for PCs Found Delivering Malware – PCMag AU
Antivirus vendor ESET says NoxPlayer’s update mechanism was compromised to deliver the malicious update for spying purposes.
(Credit: NoxPlayer)
An emulator that lets you play Android games on your PC has also been delivering malware to computers, according to antivirus company ESET.
The emulator is called NoxPlayer, which reports having 150 million users, mainly in Asia. Last month, ESET uncovered some covert activity occurring through the emulator; in a few rare instances, it was delivering malicious updates to users’ computers since at least September.
According to ESET, the malicious updates arrive via NoxPlayers…
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