Sourced from Entrepreneur Europe.
- According to Avast, various user reviews on the Google Play Store They mentioned that the platforms caught their attention through ads on YouTube and promised a different game than the app finally offered.
Do you want to install a game because you saw its advertising and it caught your attention? Better think twice. According to a group of experts from the antivirus company Avast , some applications from the Android store that disguise themselves as harmless games show you intrusive advertising that compromises the security of your data.
The researchers found 21 applications that can compromise your data, through intrusive advertising, known as ‘adware’, some of them are still active in the Play Store although they have already been reported.
According to Avast , various user reviews on the Google Play Store mentioned that the platforms caught their attention through ads on YouTube and promised a different game than the app finally offered. According to SensorTower, these platforms have been downloaded eight million times.
Among the applications that have these characteristics are:
- Assassin Legend – 2020 NEW
- Cream Trip – NEW
- Crush Car
- Desert Against
- Find 5 Differences – 2020 NEW
- Find Hidden
- Find the Differences – Puzzle Game
- Flying Skateboard
- Helicopter Attack – NEW
- Helicopter Shoot
- Iron it
- Jump jump
- Money destroyer
- Plant monster
- Props Rescue
- Rolling Scroll
- Rotate Shape
- Rugby Pass
- Shoot Them
- Shooting Run
- Sway Man.
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This article was translated from the Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process.
