WireX is the new weapon to carry out distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS), having infected thousands of Android devices and having them at its service.
The reach is such that the vast majority of security firms in the world like CloudFlare, Google, Oracle Dyn or RiskIQ, among others, have come together to face it. And it's no wonder, WireX has infected more than 100.000 Android devices in more than 100 Countries.
The source of the infection lies in more than 300 malicious applications that are found (or were found, since Google has removed them) from the official Google app store, Google Play.
Google, Amid the rise of malware found in its official store, Google Play Protect was released. Google Play Protect is responsible for analyzing the behavior of the applications you have installed on your device and those you download from the official store. If the program detects that the application is not clean from infection, it blocks and deletes it immediately.
Para más información sobre Google Play Protect, podéis visitar su official website.