About Xavier Malware

Today, i read a new about Android Malware named Xavier, he will contamined us by android market and legal app download.
Did my AVAST android protection protect me about this malware ?

Thank

It is based on AdDown, so I would say yes.

Analyzing Xavier: An Information-Stealing Ad Library on Android
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/analyzing-xavier-information-stealing-ad-library-android/

The complete list of hashes and applications, which have been removed by Google as of publication date, can be viewed in the pdf.doc >> https://documents.trendmicro.com/assets/appendix--analyzing-xavier-an-information-stealing-ad-library-on-android.pdf