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Crypto Mining Apps Now Banned on Google Play Store

Posted on August 2, 2018August 6, 2018 by Damien

Google’s periodical policy review on the Google Play Store has resulted in a complete ban on apps that have cryptocurrency mining as their main application….

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BankBot Android Malware is Back for the Third Time

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Damien

The official Android applications marketplace, Google Play Store, is unintentionally distributing a type of banking malware known as BankBot. The Android malware was first discovered…

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Fake Android App Mimics WhatsApp

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Damien

It is now official that over one million people were tricked into downloading a fake Android app which was disguising itself as the actual WhatsApp….

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Eight Apps on Google Play Store Infected with Sockbot Malware

Posted on October 29, 2017October 29, 2017 by Damien

If you aren’t cautious enough about downloading random apps from online app stores like Google Play Store, then its time you should be. A recent…

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GhostClicker Adware Found in 340 Android Apps

Posted on September 8, 2017September 16, 2017 by Damien

A new family of adware has sneaked into the official Google Play Store on various occasions. Most recently, it came to be known that the…

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