{"id":10015,"date":"2019-08-17T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-17T08:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howk.de\/w1\/85-sneaky-adware-apps-racked-up-8-million-cumulative-downloads-from-google-play\/"},"modified":"2019-08-17T08:00:26","modified_gmt":"2019-08-17T08:00:26","slug":"85-sneaky-adware-apps-racked-up-8-million-cumulative-downloads-from-google-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howk.de\/?p=10015","title":{"rendered":"85 Sneaky Adware Apps Racked Up 8 Million Cumulative Downloads From Google Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hothardware.com\/news\/85-android-malware-apps-8-million-cumulative-downloads-google-play\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hothardware.com\/ContentImages\/NewsItem\/49011\/thumbnail\/default\/hackerhoodth.jpg\" alt=\"85 Sneaky Adware Apps Racked Up 8 Million Cumulative Downloads From Google Play\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"5\"><\/a><br \/>\nIt seems as though every few weeks that we hear about a new\u00a0Android malware or adware scheme\u00a0that has invaded the Google Play Store. 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