How to check if your Android phone is infected with Android Gooligan malware?

According to reports, every day 13,000 Google accounts are infected . Read this article to find out how to check if your Google account is still safe.

Many malicious applications have been downloaded by Android users, making the malicious code inside them potentially devastating about 1.3 million Google accounts. This malicious code collects data from an infected phone and installs a rootkit. Once the phone is rooted, the email accounts will be stolen and the type of code installed inside the application will force the machine to install more malicious applications.

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Hackers are given access to Google Photos, Google Play, Google Docs and Gmail accounts of users. Those who are using new Android versions (Marshmallow, Nougat) are lucky to not encounter this malicious code. These vulnerabilities appear on Android Jelly Bean, KitKat and Lollipop. About 1.3 million Google accounts are at risk, 57% in Asia, 19% in the Americas, 15% in Africa and 9% in Europe.

To learn more about how the Gooligan Android malware works, please see the Infographic below:

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You can check if your Android phone is infected by clicking on the following links:

https://gooligan.checkpoint.com/

You just need to type your email address then click on the box " I'm not a robot " and then select the Check button.

If you have the words " YOUR ACCOUNT WAS NOT BREACHED ", your account is still safe.

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For its part, Google has removed malicious applications from Google Play Store. According to reports, 13,000 Google accounts are infected every day. If your phone is infected with malicious code, you will have to reinstall the Android operating system and change all passwords.