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9M Google Play Users Duped By App Adware

January 08, 2019
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‘Unremovable’ Malware Plagues Android Apps
News // November 06, 2015

Security researchers discovered new Android adware yesterday (Nov. 5) that has hidden itself within thousands of mobile applications, such as popular titles like Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook and more, ZDNet reported. According to Lookout Security, the mobile security firm that discovered the new “trojanized adware,” users...

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9M Google Play Users Duped By App Adware

January 08, 2019
An active adware has been detected on the Google Play store that can display full-screen ads, monitor when a device’s screen is unlocked, and run in the mobile device’s background. Trend Micro detected the adware — AndroidOS_HidenAd — disguised as 85 game, TV, and remote control simulator apps on the Google Play store. The apps […]

‘Unremovable’ Malware Plagues Android Apps

November 06, 2015
Security researchers discovered new Android adware yesterday (Nov. 5) that has hidden itself within thousands of mobile applications, such as popular titles like Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook and more, ZDNet reported....