{"id":11520,"date":"2019-10-25T08:01:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T08:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howk.de\/w1\/yet-another-google-play-store-app-adware-campaign-ensnared-millions-of-android-users\/"},"modified":"2019-10-25T08:01:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T08:01:02","slug":"yet-another-google-play-store-app-adware-campaign-ensnared-millions-of-android-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howk.de\/?p=11520","title":{"rendered":"Yet Another Google Play Store App Adware Campaign Ensnared Millions Of Android Users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hothardware.com\/news\/tracking-down-adware-developer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hothardware.com\/ContentImages\/NewsItem\/49683\/thumbnail\/default\/thumbnailgoogleplayadwarecampaignstudent.jpg\" alt=\"Yet Another Google Play Store App Adware Campaign Ensnared Millions Of Android Users\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"5\"><\/a><br \/>\nAdware is rampant in app stores. Google, Apple, and others frequently take down malicious apps, but it can be difficult to determine who published these apps in the first place. ESET researchers recently discovered not only a year-long adware campaign, but the developer behind it.<\/p>\n<p>ESET researchers found a total of 42 apps with similar adware <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adware is rampant in app stores. Google, Apple, and others frequently take down malicious apps, but it can be difficult to determine who published these apps in the first place. ESET researchers recently discovered not only a year-long adware campaign, but the developer behind it. 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