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Android YouTube download apps flood devices with ads to secure high ratings for droppers

Android trojan floods infected devices with advertisements to provoke users into rating apps. Android/Hiddad.BZ hid itself inside seven applications available for download on Google Play. Google has since pulled the adware from its official Play Store. Each app resolved to Music Mania upon successful installation. The element masquerades as a system plugin that requires administrator rights. After granting the rights, the user is immediately shown a screen full of ads and consequently asked to rate the app with five stars to remove all ads.”]

Source: https://grahamcluley.com/android-adware-floods-devices-with-ads-to-secure-high-ratings-for-dropper-apps/

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