Category: click fraud

Facebook sues two app developers for click fraud

Post author By Randall
Post date August 6, 2019
Categories In adware, audience network, business, click fraud, Facebook, Gaming, Internet, jedimobi, lionmobi, malware, Mobile, Security, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] According to a statement from Facebook, the developers created Android apps infected with malware that faked user clicks on the social media platform’s ads. The apps in question are pretty basic by design — they include apps to clear up phone storage, save battery life, scan for viruses and a note pad. Some of […]

Google report details the ongoing fight against bad Android apps

Post author By Randall
Post date April 1, 2019
Categories In Ai, Android, annual security report, click fraud, gear, Google, google play, google play protect, Internet, malware, Mobile, pha, Security, Tech
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[ad_1] More specifically, the percentage of PHAs downloaded from Google Play increase from 0.02 percent in 2017 to 0.04 percent in 2018. “If we remove the numbers for click fraud from these stats, the data shows that PHAs on Google Play declined by 31 percent year-over-year,” the report says. Google doesn’t have an easy task […]