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Technology
Anthony Spadafora

Don’t let your phone get infected with the AhRat malware — delete this screen recorder app now

smartphone malware

Even the best Android apps can go rogue. Especially when injected with malicious code by hackers, which is exactly what happened with a popular screen recorder app on the Google Play Store.

According to a new report from the cybersecurity firm ESET, the app iRecorder - Screen Recorder which has been installed over 50,000 times, recently began serving up a remote access trojan (RAT) to unsuspecting users.

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