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02-03-2015, 02:40 PM
http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CbjokOFyUdt8k6cUhurKnA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/durak-adware.png (http://news.yahoo.com/most-popular-android-apps-riddled-adware-183038724.html)It’s no secret that the Android-operating system is more vulnerable to unwanted intrusions than many of its users would like, but based on a recent report from the Avast antivirus team, it looks like the issue might be even worse than we thought. READ MORE:-Dangerous Android malware can do anything it wants with over 500K infected devices According to the report, many seemingly innocuous apps on Google Play are riddled with adware, occasionally forwarding users-to otherwise legitimate companies. Some of these apps have already been downloaded by millions of users as well, which means a vast majority of infected Android users probably don’t even know they’re infected. The most popular malicious app that Avast could find was a card game



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