Android users warned about 'malicious' app that reportedly can't be removed

TORONTO -- Technology security company Symantec is warning Android users about a “malicious” application called Xhelper that has infected tens of thousands of devices in the past six months that reportedly can’t be removed. In a blog post Tuesday, Symantec said it had “observed a surge in detections for a malicious Android application that can hide itself from users, download additional malicious apps and display advertisements.” Symantec says Xhelper is “able