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Google is upgrading Android’s Play Protect malware protection system to help it spot malicious apps that change their identifiable features to avoid detection, the company has announced.

New Android malware can root infected devices to take complete control and silently tweak system settings, as well as evade detection using code abstraction and anti-emulation checks.

Last year, Google expanded its Play Protect security system to Android phones and tablets. Google says the malware detection system uses machine learning to scan more than 50 billion apps each day.