[TheSpiceIsLife]

Here's an article from from April this year 2020

https://www.techradar.com/news/phantomlance-malware-breaches...

Dozens of malicious apps infected with the malware are being distributed via the Play Store and alternate app stores such as APKpure and APKCombo, often targeting users to spy on their habits and steal data.

According to security firm Kaspersky, this malware campaign has been live for over 4 years, and is likely the work of the OceanLotus advanced persistent threat (APT) group, thought to be based out of Vietnam.

[ClumsyPilot]

So its on playstores and has no relevance to alternatibe playstores or sideloadimg

[jsjohnst]

> and alternate app stores such as APKpure and APKCombo

From GP’s quote directly above.

[ClumsyPilot]

So? If it already on the pfficial appstore, its not the fault of alternative apstores.