05-01-2018 20:04 via infosecurity-magazine.com

Nuisance Adware Torments Android Users

Nuisance Adware Torments Android UsersA new type of overwhelmingly annoying adware is roaming Google Play, hiding itself in 22 different flashlight and utility apps.Appropriately dubbed “LightsOut” by Check Point researchers, the suspicious script’s purpose is to generate illegal ad revenue for its perpetrators at the expense of unsuspecting downloaders. The nuisance factor is extreme: Some victims have been forced to press on ads to answer or end calls, or must watch ads to pe
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