It made its name with a group buying business model, allowing people to save money by enlisting friends to buy the same item in bulk. Pinduoduo is one of China’s most popular e-commerce platforms, with approximately 900 million users. When hidden in apps, it can be used to gain unauthorized access to information on a user’s phone. Malware, short for malicious software, refers to any software developed to steal data or damage computer systems and mobile devices.
It reiterated that “there are several apps that have been suspended from Google Play at the same time.”ĬNN has asked Google for information on whether other apps have also been suspended. In a later statement Pinduoduo said it strongly rejects “the speculation and accusation that Pinduoduo app is malicious just from a generic and non-conclusive response from Google.” We have been told that there are several other apps that have been suspended as well,” a Pinduoduo spokesperson said. “We are communicating with Google for more information. In a statement to CNN, Pinduoduo said it was informed by Google Play on Tuesday morning that its app had been “temporarily suspended” because the current version is “not compliant with Google’s Policy.” It said Google Play did not share more details. Users that have malicious versions of the app downloaded to their devices are warned and prompted to uninstall the app,” the spokesperson said.
“Google Play Protect enforcement has been set to block installation attempts of these identified malicious apps. It has also enforced Google Play Protect, which scans apps installed on Android phones for harmful behavior, on the allegedly malicious apps, according to the statement. “We have suspended the Play version of the app for security concerns while we continue our investigation,” a Google spokesperson said. In a Tuesday statement, Google said versions of the app that are not in the Play Store have been found to contain malware. Google has suspended Pinduoduo, a popular Chinese budget shopping app, from its Play Store after finding malware in versions of the app.
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