Google the "kill" harmful Android applications

After days of keeping silence, Google has finally confirmed that it had removed some malicious applications on the Android Market announced earlier this week and will take action "purged" of these applications from the user's device.

Google Mobile blog, the Internet search giant said the device only works on versions prior to version 2.2.2 new Android vulnerable to attack by malicious applications, which take advantage of vulnerabilities been detected previously. Google believes that information is only accessible by these applications is the unique code used to identify the specific device and the Android version that it is running.
58 malicious applications have been identified and removed but they had been downloaded 260,000 devices. Google said it will use the "kill switch" to remove these applications remotely from the user's device and released a security update for Android users are affected, but fixing malicious applications. Victims will receive an email from Android Market to support the interpretation of this fix, Google said.
Besides, Google also said the account of the development is related to the malicious applications have been closed and will be punished according to law.
Earlier this week, a user of Reddit have discovered pirated versions of legitimate applications on the Android Market have been infected with a Trojan called DroidDream.
This Trojan is described as particularly dangerous because it not only the highest gain access and steal information from users Android device that has the ability to download other malicious code.
Google representatives have not made any comment about this.