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Lee Duna to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 2 years ago

Android adware apps on Google Play amass two million installs

www.bleepingcomputer.com

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Android adware apps on Google Play amass two million installs

www.bleepingcomputer.com

Lee Duna to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 2 years ago
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Several malicious Google Play Android apps installed over 2 million times push intrusive ads to users while concealing their presence on the infected devices.
  • @NightOwl@lemmy.one
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    26•2 years ago

    I feel safer with F-droid.

    • @Nath@aussie.zone
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      I feel like the overlap of people smart enough to install F-droid and dumb enough to install a dodgy adware app has to be pretty small.

      • thingsiplay
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        Don’t underestimate the dumbness of people.

    • @asexualchangeling@lemmy.ml
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      deleted by creator

    • @hunt4peas@lemmy.ml
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      Which third-party client is good for F-Droid? Or the first-party app is good?

      • radix
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        7•2 years ago

        I’ve been really liking Neo Store.

        • RachelRodent
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          7•2 years ago

          Droidify is where it is at!

        • @MalReynolds@slrpnk.net
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          Yup, has F-Droid even got auto update yet? That’s what sold me on Neo…

          • @StereoTypo@beehaw.org
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            I’m pretty sure it does

          • @Unsustainable@lemmy.today
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            Yes! It just started working when I updated it a few days ago.

      • @perishthethought@lemm.ee
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        2•2 years ago

        Is it just me, or is extending your trust even further from F-Droid maybe not a great idea?

        • @hunt4peas@lemmy.ml
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          Some said the unofficial F-Droid apps are better than the official F-Droid itself.

          • @perishthethought@lemm.ee
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            2•2 years ago

            Define “better” though. More secure? Safer for me and my data in the long run? Ok, cool!

    • @Genghis@monero.town
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      security theater

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