as declared in Android users are being warned about some dangerous apps that were found on the Google Play Store that are loaded by nefarious malware. Android is one of the most used pieces of software in the world, by more than 2 billion active devices running Google's mobile OS eextremely month. But it has alextremely been the subject of a number of high profile safety risks, including the Judy malware campaign. This led to up to 36.5million Android devices being infected by malware that was spread via apps on the Google Play Store.
Google Play-promoted Android apps are using scammy ad practices, report says
Eight Android apps by more than 2 billion downloads in the Google Play store have been engaging in fraudulent ad practices, BuzzFeed News announced today. Seven of the apps are owned by Cheetah Mobile, a publicly-traded Chinese company, and one app is owned by Kika Tech, a Chinese company headquartered in Silicon Valley. In a normal installation process, downloaded apps going to check that link or ad the consumer clicked on to see where to attribute the download. In some cases, Cheetah Mobile's apps were programmed to launch the newly downloaded apps themselves in order to get credit for the installation, according to the report. Update 11/27/18 12:42pm ET: Two of Cheetah Mobile's apps, Battery Doctor and CM Locker, have been removed from the Play store.
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