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Let adware be treated as malware, Canuck boffins declare after breaking open Wajam ad injector
2019-05-20 10:05

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck then... Analysis The technology industry has numerous terms for sneaky software, including malware, adware, spyware, ransomware, and the ever...

Adware-Ridden Apps in Google Play Infect 30 Million Android Users
2019-04-24 16:55

Google Play has removed up to 50 apps that once downloaded plagued systems with full-screen ads.

Just Android things: 150m phones, gadgets installed adware-ridden mobe simulator games
2019-03-13 19:33

Devs may have been duped into using dodgy SDK Android adware has managed to find its way into as many as 150 million devices – after it was stashed inside a large number of those bizarre viral...

Researchers expose massive mobile adware and data stealing campaigns with 250 million downloads
2019-03-13 11:36

Check Point Research has uncovered two massive mobile adware and data stealing campaigns, which have already had over 250 million downloads combined globally. Both target mobiles using Android,...

ICEPick-3PC: A Sophisticated Adware That Collects Data En Masse
2019-01-09 21:16

Researchers think an organized crime gang is running the massive campaigns, prepping for large-scale follow-on attacks on Android users.

Google Play Boots 85 Malicious Adware Apps
2019-01-09 20:59

Once downloaded, the fake apps hide themselves on the victim’s device and continue to show a full-screen ad every 15 minutes.

Google Removes 85 Adware Apps That Infect 9 Million Android Users
2019-01-09 10:18

Google has removed 85 apps from its Play Store after finding out that they were pushing aggressive, full-screen adware to Android users. With the rise in the mobile market, Adware has become one...

Lenovo Pays $7.3 Million to Settle Superfish Adware Lawsuit
2018-12-03 14:43

Lenovo has agreed to pay $7.3 million to settle a consumer class action lawsuit related to the Superfish adware scandal from 2015. read more

Court Approves Lenovo's $7.3 Million Adware Settlement
2018-11-26 17:03

Manufacturer Preinstalled Superfish Visual Discovery Adware on 800,000 LaptopsA court has preliminarily approved Lenovo's proposal to pay $7.3 million to settle a consolidated class action lawsuit...

Apple Finally Boots Sneaky Adware Doctor App from Mac App Store
2018-09-10 16:47

Hours after researchers publicly disclosed an app that was caught stealing and uploading browser history data, Apple removed it from the Mac App Store.