Collaborate Disseminate
Bitdefender researchers recently analyzed 25 apps that made it into Google Play, at least for a time, packing aggressive adware SDKs that bombarded users with ads and avoided removal by hiding their presence. Cumulatively, the apps were apparently down… Continue reading Dozens of Apps Still Dodging Google’s Vetting System
Cheetah Mobile—a prominent Chinese app company, known for its popular utility apps like Clean Master and Battery Doctor—and one of its subsidiary Kika Tech have allegedly been caught up in an Android ad fraud scheme that stole millions of dollars from … Continue reading 8 Popular Android Apps Caught Up In Million-Dollar Ad Fraud Scheme
Security researchers have discovered a massive continuously growing malware campaign that has already infected nearly 5 million mobile devices worldwide.
Dubbed RottenSys, the malware that disguised as a ‘System Wi-Fi service’ app came pre-installed o… Continue reading Pre-Installed Malware Found On 5 Million Popular Android Phones
Google removed 22 malicious adware apps ranging from flashlights, call recorders to wifi signal boosters that together were downloaded up to 7.5 million times from the Google Play marketplace. Continue reading Google Play Removes 22 Malicious ‘LightsOut’ Apps From Marketplace
Are you wondering how that mysterious icon ended up on your Android phone’s start screen? Annoyed at the ads clogging your notification bar? It’s adware, and you aren’t alone.
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Tags: adwareAndroidandroid adwareMobil… Continue reading Mobile Menace Monday: despicable adware
Over 500 different Android apps that have been downloaded more than 100 million times from the official Google Play Store found to be infected with a malicious ad library that secretly distributes spyware to users and can perform dangerous operations.
… Continue reading Over 500 Android Apps On Google Play Store Found Spying On 100 Million Users
Security researchers have claimed to have discovered possibly the largest malware campaign on Google Play Store that has already infected around 36.5 million Android devices with malicious ad-click software.
The security firm Checkpoint on Thursday pu… Continue reading Judy Android Malware Infects Over 36.5 Million Google Play Store Users
More than a dozen apps removed from Google Play store after it was determined they were overly aggressive adware. Continue reading Adware Apps Booted from Google Play
With the rise in the mobile market, Adware has become one of the most prevalent mobile threats in the world. Adware has traditionally been used to aggressively push ads like banners or pop-ups on mobile screens to make money.
The troublesome part is t… Continue reading Google Kicks Out Largest Android Adware Family From The Play Store
HummingBad – an Android-based malware that infected over 10 million Android devices around the world last year and made its gang an estimated US$300,000 per month at its peak – has made a comeback.
Security researchers have discovered a new variant of the HummingBad malware hiding in more than 20 Android apps on Google Play Store.
The infected apps were already downloaded by over 12 Million
Continue reading Nasty Android Malware that Infected Millions Returns to Google Play Store