Removed 85 android apps that infected 9 million users
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On more than one occasion we have seen how malicious applications are known to sneak into Google Play and affect users on Android. This is something that has been repeated in this case, when Google has been forced to eliminate a total of 85 apps. These applications were infected with adware, so instead of working, all they did was show an enormous amount of ads.
Removed 85 Android apps that infected 9 million users
Due to these applications, a total of nine million users downloaded these applications, so they have been affected by this problem.
Adware between Android applications
Among these 85 apps we found a little bit of everything from games or remote control apps to TV. But all of them were infected with ads. The problem is that these applications for Android did not have any utility in themselves, but simply displayed ads. So they were very annoying for those users who downloaded them, about nine million according to the figures that have been made public.
Fortunately, all these applications have already been permanently removed from Google Play. Although the names of them have not been made official, something that would undoubtedly be of enormous help to users.
As you can see, malicious applications still have a facility to sneak into Android phones. Despite the security improvements in Google Play, there are still ways in which these applications manage to enter the application store. There may be additional new measures this year.
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