Every week or so, Android users get yet another reminder about why it's so important to vet every app they download. This week, the IT security vendor Doctor Web shared its June 2022 review of virus ...

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While I’m willing to bet that you probably haven’t downloaded any adware from the Google Play Store recently, a new report from ESET indicates that various Android users have downloaded 42 different ...

Researchers associated with ESET, a cybersecurity research company, have uncovered the latest variant of a scheme we've been reporting on different iterations of for a while now. It's the latest batch ...

Several malicious Google Play Android apps installed over 2 million times push intrusive ads to users while concealing their presence on the infected devices. In their latest monthly mobile threat ...

Google has removed 15 of 21 Android applications from the official Play Store over the weekend following a report from Czech antivirus maker Avast. The security firm said the apps were infected with a ...

Two malicious Android apps with a combined total downloads over 1.5 million times have been removed from the official Play Store after Google were informed they were serving up adware. Adware serves ...

We detected a large adware campaign running for about a year, with the involved apps installed eight million times from Google Play alone. We identified 42 apps on Google Play as belonging to the ...

There's another security scare on Android, but you can keep yourself safe with a little common sense. Even if you can't, it's not as bad as it sounds. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share ...

Dozens of Android adware apps disguised as photo-editing apps and games have been caught serving ads that would take over users’ screens as part of a fraudulent money-making scheme. Security firm ...

Google has removed 85 apps from the Google Play store after security researchers at Trend Micro found a particularly annoying adware scheme hiding inside.The adware, called AndroidOS_Hidenad.HRXH, was ...

Google Android malware has been under the spotlight frequently over the last few weeks. Today is no different: Security researchers at Trend Micro have revealed that the Google Play Store hosted 85 ...