Dozens of Android apps infected with adware found on the Google Play Store

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The iffy Android apps have been downloaded more than eight million times since July 2018

Researchers at security firm ESET have discovered numerous adware-laced apps in the Google Play Store serving unwanted adverts to users as part of a money-making scheme. The researchers claim th...

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