The team from Bitdefender identified 35 such apps that make it nearly impossible for mobile users to find the culprit responsible for the ad spam and malicious ads. These apps have affected people with over two million downloads combined. According to Bitdefender, it used a new real-time behavioral technology to identify the adware.
Play Store detection Gets More Tricky
When these apps are installed, they rename themselves and matches with a system app-like settings to help them stay hidden. Automatically, their icon also changes and redirects unsuspecting users to the real Settings app on their phone. Some of these requests also ask you to disable battery optimization and grating permissions to display over the other apps. These two requests can be taken as red flags and if discovered on time, users can save themselves from compromising of data. The company behind this discovery believes that it used a new real-time behavioral technology to identify the adware. While the company has identified it, we inexperienced and laymen cannot find such apps on our mobile. This means it is better to delete unused apps that you do not need which will save you from such counterfeit activities. Also, one needs to look out for unusual permissions requests which might redirect you toward a disaster. Also Read: 25+ Apps with over 10 Million Downloads on Google Play Store are Malicious: Report
