Apple and Google have cumulatively removed over 50 apps from their respective mobile app stores that were found serving malicious ads to millions of users. The findings were were disclosed separately by London-based mobile security firm Wandera and Slovakian security solutions provider ESET. Disruptive ad behavior ESET found at least 42 Android apps that were available on the Google Play store, which contained a new strain of adware called Ashas.
Apple And Google Remove 50+ Malicious Apps That Stole Your Data
Ravie Lakshmanan, The Next Web
Fri, 10/25/2019 - 12:28am
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The Google Play Protect feature is essential on your Android phone as it blocks malicious apps. The new feature in testing might ease things a bit.
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