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Malicious Clicker apps in Google Play have 20M+ installs

October 24, 2022

Security researchers at McAfee have discovered 16 malicious clicker apps available in the official Google Play store that were installed more than 20 million times. One of these apps, called DxClean, has more than five million times and its user rating was of 4.1 out of 5 stars.

Clicker apps are adware software that loads ads in invisible frames or in the background and clicks them to generate revenue for the threat actors behind the campaign.

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