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Google purges 600 Android apps for “disruptive” pop-up ads

February 24, 2020 0 Comments ad fraud, adware, Android, Android apps, bad apps, cheetah mobile, disruptive ads, Google, Google Play, Google Play Store, Machine Learning, Mobile, out-of-app ads, policy, Spam

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 12:26:22 +0000

These apps plunk ads in front of us when we’re trying to do something else, often leading to inadvertent ad clicks and much cursing.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/xlWz9s2MFTA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Android pulls 24 ‘dangerous’ malware-filled apps from Play Store

February 6, 2020 0 Comments Android, Android apps, bad apps, china, Google, Google Play, Google Play Store, malware, Mobile, rogueware, security threats, shenzhen hawk, vpn pro, vpns

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:35:36 +0000

The malware-infected apps used to harvest data and sign users up to premium services have been downloaded more than 382 million times.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/8tR9brfQrYs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>