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Google Play Store: a Network of Veroapps Turns Millions of Smartphones Into Advertising Machines

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For several weeks, an extensive adware campaign flourished on the Google Play Store, pushing infected smartphones into their traps, ending up exhausting battery, data... and patience.
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For several weeks, an extensive adware campaign flourished on the Google Play Store, pushing infected smartphones into their traps, ending up exhausting battery, data... and patience.

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Malware has infiltrated the code of at least 15 Android apps on the Play Store. Called GhostAd, the virus has turned millions of smartphones into "advertising factories." These incessant ads are crippling the performance and battery life of infected phones.

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01net broke the news in on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
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