From Trussville Tribune staff reports
A report from WVTM 13 says that more than 300 apps on Google Play Store have been infected with a type of malware that can drain a phone’s power, rendering it slow and the battery life short.
According to the report the malware, “works by continuously requesting ads from third-party companies and faking clicks from Android users, which spawns revenue and fraudulent impressions.”
Advertisers affected by the software can lose anywhere from $62,000 to $214,000 a day.
Some apps found to have the malware were developed by Attunable, Classywall, Firamo, FlameryHot, NeonApp, Goopolo, Personalization, Litvinka Co, Liverypapir, Tuneatpa, Waterflo, X Soft and Zheka.
Google and its app developers are working to prevent malware, viruses, trojans and other malicious software from infiltrating their products.
6 Comments
Kevin Small
I think this is where IOS / Apple propriety pays off.
Briana Moore
If you think you’re infected & just delete the app, does that fix it?
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Tere Vermillion Sizemore
This happened to my phone after I downloaded the Zoës app from the Apple App Store.