Another adware outbreak hits Android, this one ‘nearly impossible to remove’

[Wireless News]

The latest adware outbreak might be the worst yet for Android users. According to researchers from cybersecurity company Lookout, a new strain of adware is-capable of automatically rooting a user’s device, embedding in the system application and becomes nearly impossible to uninstall. READ MORE:-The first thing everyone needs to do with a new iPhone 6s As Lookout explains, adware has traditionally been used to push annoying advertisements and popups to mobile and desktop users, but this new trend is far more sophisticated than what researchers are used to seeing. During their research, Lookout found over 20,000 trojanized adware applications masked as popular apps, including Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, NYTimes and Candy Crush Saga. You won’t find any of these corrupted-apps on

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