“Virus Shield” app is top-selling hit - but does absolutely nothing

Armed with an impressive-looking shield logo, security app Virus Shield shot to the top of the sales charts on Android last week, becoming the top new paid download on Google Play, according to Appbrain’s statistics – and offering “protection for personal information”.

There was one, tiny, problem: the app was a fake. Virus Shield wasn’t a Trojan or spyware – both of which are common on Google’s unpoliced app store, as reported by We Live Security here, it just didn’t do anything.

“Virus Shield” app is top-selling hit - but does absolutely nothing