<p>If you're big into random Russian apps on Google Play, watch out you might very well have been one of the many victims of a new bit of malware dubbed "BadNews."</p><p>The malware (appropriately named) was first discovered by the mobile security company Lookout. According to a blog post by principal security researcher Marc Rogers, the malware was disguised within 32 different apps published by four different developers in Google Play. Around half of these apps were predominantly Russian, but the others found within apps and games carrying such innocent names as "Little Fox," "Star Knife," and "Stupid Birds," among others appeared more easily downloadable by the casual Google Play browser.</p><p>And did they. Android users grabbed anywhere from two to nine million total downloads of the affected apps, Rogers said. However, there's a silver lining: Lookout's already informed Google about the malware and Google, in turn, has deleted the apps from Google Play and removed the offending accounts from the market.</p><p>BadNews isn't unique because of its infection rate; Rather, because of the relatively creative tactics the malware employed in order to mess with users' devices and sustain itself on Google Play.</p><p><a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417979,00.asp">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/20/newly-discovered-android-malware-was-downloaded-millions-of-times/">Newly Discovered Android Malware Was Downloaded Millions Of Times</a> (TechCrunch)</p><p><a href="http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2013/04/21/lookout_new_android_malware_family_could_have_affected_up_to_9_million_downloads">Lookout: New Android malware family could have affected up to 9 million ...</a> (Afterdawn.com)</p><p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5995139/this-family-of-data+stealing-android-malware-got-downloaded-from-google-play-millions-of-times">This Family of Data-Stealing Android Malware Got Downloaded from Google ...</a> (Gizmodo)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dg_L4H9QHqHgHEMQZ5k9M-zc8aZnM&ned=us">32 additional articles.</a></p>