Between January and March 2024, installs of potentially harmful applications (PHAs) via the Google Play Store represented less than 0.1 percent of all app installs on the platform. Of all the installations, less than 0.04 percent contained privilege escalation. An additional 13 percent contained Maskware, while 0.00009 percent of the total contained Trojan malware.
Distribution of potentially harmful applications installed via the Google Play Store worldwide in 1st quarter 2024, by type
The source defines PHA as 'potentially harmful applications'
According to the source, installs of potentially harmful applications represent less than one percent of all the installations on Android devices equipped with Google Play Protect.
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