A security consultant’s Android-based phone was taken over by an ad warning of page errors and viruses. Clicking anywhere on the ad took him to a Web site peddling SnapSecure, a mobile antivirus and security subscription service. SnapSecure traced the ads back to some rogue marketing affiliates that have since been banned from its advertising program. The ad linked to in the overlay image still appears to be live and redirecting users to the SnapSecure purchase page. The company says the affiliate was serving up the ad, and they will be blacklisted from the network.”]
Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/06/beware-scare-tactics-for-mobile-security-apps/