Google bans 29 apps downloaded 4.3M+ times from the Play Store after researchers discovered they were being used to perform malicious acts like serve scam ads (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Google bans 29 apps downloaded 4.3M+ times from the Play Store after researchers discovered they were being used to perform malicious acts like serve scam ads  —  The 29 apps concealed their malice and were hard for many infected users to uninstall.  —  Google has banned dozens …

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