VPN apps with 500M+ installs caught serving disruptive ads to Android users

VPN apps with 500M+ installs caught serving disruptive ads to Android users


Google Play Store has a malware problem. And it doesn’t seem to go away despite the company’s best efforts to rein in sketchy apps. In a yet another instance of Android adware, New Zealand-based independent security researcher Andy Michael found four Android VPN apps with cumulative downloads of over 500 million that not only serve ads while running the background, but are also placed outside the apps, including the home screen. The apps in question are Hotspot VPN, Free VPN Master, Secure VPN, and Security Master by Cheetah Mobile. It’s notable that all these apps originate from Hong Kong and China,…

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VPN apps with 500M+ installs caught serving disruptive ads to Android users
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