Are we being protected against these agressive Google Play adware apps?

Are we being protected against these very agressive adware apps from Google Play?
Read: adware-on-google-play-more-aggressive-than-ever-11470.html
article author - Liviu Arsene. Why use an app when reading on the relevant website is faster and more secure?

polonus

Cannot reach that address… Is it correct?

A simple google for that address brings you to this link:
http://www.hotforsecurity.com/blog/new-android-adware-on-google-play-more-aggressive-than-ever-11470.html

Polonus is asking if avast protects users from malware and aggressive adware that are hidden within apps that are still available within the Google Play Store.
Hopefully someone here who knows the answer can reply. I don’t want an antivirus that doesn’t detect malware, and will be happy to switch to BitDefender is needed.

Those - aggressive adware apps - are being detected by Avast as Android:Agent-HAK [Trj]

VT Link:
https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/5d0da2d96922c895a81dbc01a85a8d4c85d4ccfa46ccd9ac65c84f0d7b444acb/analysis/1425303755/