Security News > 2019 > October > 42 Phony Google Play Apps Delivered Adware: Report
2019-10-25 20:18
Fake Apps Downloaded More Than 8 Million Times, ESET Researchers SaySome 42 apps that were available in the Google Play store had been delivering adware to Android devices for about a year, according to the security firm ESET. In the 12-month period starting in July 2018, these apps were downloaded about 8 million times to Android devices around the world, the researchers say.
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