Recent news reports, for example, warned users that they should get rid of adware apps Mintcast 3.0.1 and Shell&Services, which not only display unwanted pop-up ads, but also switch off safe browsing in Firefox. Of course this opens up your computer to all kinds of online threats. Called PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) in security lingo, […]
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Oct
2015
#android users will be well aware of the fact that the #google play store, and their Android device, are constantly under the watchful eye of cyber-criminals. Thanks to the wide usage of the Android operating system, these criminals use this in the favor and use the Google Play store to help spread their #malware to […]
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#bitdefender has found 10 #google play apps that have been packed full of aggressive adware to either subscribe users to premium-rated numbers using scareware messages or install additional apps that pack in even more ads. The apps (including the “What is my ip?” #app still available on Google Play) were designed to use a different […]
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