![]() ![]() The security researchers found the app not functioning as advertised and instead ran out-of-context (OOC) ads for almost every action the user performed on their devices, including unlocking the handset, uninstalling an app, charging the phone, and even switching from mobile data to Wi-Fi. Once installed, the app would disappear from the user home screen and not show “open” function on the Play Store either. One such app was the Square Photo Blur, which managed to bypass the Play Store security checks. The banned apps had more than 3.5 million downloads among them and would bombard users with ads just out of nowhere. While removing the apps from the Android app marketplace will only safeguard the new users, those who have already installed them need to manually uninstall these apps from their devices to prevent any security mishap. Most of these were photo editing apps that would disappear from the phone after installation, noted White Ops’ Satori threat intelligence team. Google has removed 29 apps from Play Store for allegedly injecting malicious ads to the users’ devices.
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