18 iOS apps with stealthy ad clicking code removed from App Store

Wandera researchers have discovered 17 apps in Apple’s App Store that contained a clicker module, designed to perform covert ad fraud-related tasks such as opening web pages and clicking on links and ads. Researchers’ findings The offending… Continue reading 18 iOS apps with stealthy ad clicking code removed from App Store

Pokémon GO-themed malicious apps lurk on Google Play

Researchers have discovered three malicious apps taking advantage of Pokémon GO’s immense popularity, offered for download on Google Play. Google has already removed them, but not before thousands of users downloaded them and infected their devices. Android malware impersonating Pokémon GO One of the apps, named “Pokemon Go Ultimate,” pretended to be the popular game, but is actually an ad-clicker app. Once installed, it would show a name (“PI Network”) and an icon that has … More Continue reading Pokémon GO-themed malicious apps lurk on Google Play