GhostClicker Adware is a Phantomlike Android Click FraudWe’ve uncovered a pervasive auto-clicking adware from as much as 340 apps from Google Play, one of which, named “Aladdin’s Adventure’s World”, was downloaded 5 million times. These adware-embedded applications include recreational games, device performance utilities like cleaners and boosters, and file managers, QR and barcode scanners, multimedia recorders and players, device charger, and GPS/navigation-related apps.
While the majority of the said apps have been taken down, 101 were still downloadable as of August 7, 2017. Our detections/sensors saw the prevalence of this adware in Southeast Asian countries as well as Brazil, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, Italy, and the U.S.
Post from: Trendlabs Security Intelligence Blog - by Trend Micro
GhostClicker Adware is a Phantomlike Android Click Fraud
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GhostClicker Adware is a Phantomlike Android Click Fraud
