Malicious lifestyle apps found on Google Play, 30 million installs recorded

guest · Apr 23, 2019

Malicious lifestyle apps found on Google Play, 30 million installs recorded
The adware-laden apps attempt to lure victims into installing additional software
April 23, 2019
https://www.zdnet.com/article/30-million-android-users-have-installed-malicious-lifestyle-apps/

A total of 50 malicious apps have managed to bypass Google's security checks and land on the Google Play store, leading to millions of installs on Android devices.

Now, the cybersecurity team from Avast have found a further 50 apps relating to lifestyle services which masquerade as legitimate software but are actually adware, and these malicious apps have been downloaded a total of 30 million times.
[...] the apps are linked to each other through third-party libraries that "bypass the background service restrictions present in newer Android versions."

"The applications use the libraries to continuously display more and more ads to the user, going against Play Store rules."
When the screen was turned on, ads would be displayed, and in some cases, the applications would also be able to automatically install additional nuisanceware.
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Daveski17 · Apr 23, 2019

Malicious apps on Google Play? Now I've seen everything.

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