![]() Even though these apps are no longer available on Google, if they’re still lingering on your device, that means they could be running ad fraud without you knowing it. The good news: We have the names of all 56 programs that caused the issue. Unfortunately, you won’t know if you have this botnet installed on your device unless you take the time to comb through your apps and delete any of the offending programs that included the payload. ![]() But thankfully, due to the report from White Ops, Google removed all 56 of the offending programs before they could infect any more devices. Tap or click here to see the steps to remove another financially harmful Android malware: The Joker.Īs you can see, money generated by these ads can start to add up quickly, which is one of the reasons these kinds of apps keep popping up. ![]() According to White Ops, during the last week of June alone the Terracotta botnet loaded and ran more than 2 billion ads inside 65,000 infected smartphones. This process not only slows down a victim’s phone, but it also uses their computing power and resources to farm ad revenue for hackers behind the botnet. ![]()
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