Gooligan is the new malware affecting millions of Android users

Gooligan is the new malware that affects more than a million Android device users with the problem of violating the privacy of infected users. This time we will see how to know if our device is affected or not by the Gooligan malware that appears in 86 APKs found in the Google app store.

These affected users are basically those who use old Android operating systems and today we have a fairly fractured market despite the improvements in recent years. The problem of this malware is done with root access and you get full control of your smartphone or tablet.

For now, the security firm Check Point has been in charge of publishing this news in which they mainly explain that it takes control of the device and that the affected devices are in devices running Android 4.x and 5.x. To find out if our device is among those affected we have to access the tool created by Gooligan totally free where we can see if our account is affected or not.

This type of malware takes advantage of the vulnerabilities of the old versions to access user data and keep important data as well as impersonating the identity at will. The truth is the best antidote for this type of malware is to keep the device updated until the latest version available, but it is the fish that bites its tail on Android because of the operators, manufacturers and others ...