More than a dozen apps removed from Google Play store after it was determined they were overly aggressive adware.
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132 Google Play Apps Booted For Malicious IFrames
Google removed 132 apps infected with malicious iFrames from its Google Play store.
Many Android VPN Apps Breaking Privacy Promises
Academics studying 283 Android VPN apps quantified a number of problems associated with native platform support for VPN clients through the BIND_VPN_SERVICE.
Gooligan steals more than 1m Google accounts
Your Google Play, Gmail, Google Photos, Google Docs, G Suite, Google Drive, and more apps aren’t secure anymore. Gooligan, a new malware infects your Android devices.
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Will ransomware go mobile for its next big target?
Fueled by their successes in infecting computers with ransomware, cyber-criminals are eyeing mobile devices.
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Google Play porn clicker ‘is a truly large-scale campaign’
Google Play porn clicker campaign: A single family of malicious apps masquerading as popular games or apps, designed to bypass Google’s security checks.
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Porn clicker trojans keep flooding Google Play
ESET researchers have found 330 malicious porn clicker trojans on Google Play over the last seven months – and their numbers keep rising.
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Porn clicker trojans at Google Play: An analysis
ESET researchers have found a large campaign of malicious porn clicker type apps on Google Play. These trojans belong to a single family of malicious apps masquerading as popular games and/or applications. They are designed and systematically modified to bypass Google’s security checks.
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Dissecting MKero, the premium SMS service subscriber trojan found on Google Play
Since Android already became the most used operating system among devices worldwide, it indirectly caught the attention of malware creators as well – around 97% of malicious mobile software is now targeting Android.
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Android AdDisplay using anti-bouncer technique
In order to help make Google Play a safer place for Android users, ESET continues to monitor the official Android app market for malicious or potentially unwanted applications. Another threat has been detected.
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