Security News > 2015 > February > Aggressive adware in Google Play apps (Help Net Security)
2015-02-27 07:49
Bitdefender has discovered 10 Google Play apps that have been packed full of aggressive adware. These either subscribe users to premium-rate numbers using scareware messages or install additional apps...
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