Malicious people have different methods of winning illegally. One of these methods seems to be hassle free. malicious apps to gain an advantage by publishing, in ways that vary according to the method they choose. One of these methods is to use clicker software to generate ad revenue.

McAfee in a blog post, so far more than 20 million times revealed that some applications with downloads also serve these purposes. In total, this malware was found in 16 applications.

These are the apps that contain malware

• BusanBus (com.kmshack.BusanBus)
• Currency Converter (com.smartwho.SmartCurrencyConverter)
• EzDica (com.joysoft.ezdica)
• EzNotes (com.meek.tingboard)
• Flashlight+ (com.candlencom.candleprotest)
• Flashlight+ (com.dev.imagevault)
• Flashlight+ (kr.caramel.flash_plus)
• High Speed ​​Camera (com.hantor.CozyCamera)
• Instagram Profile Downloader (com.schedulezero.instapapp)
• Joycode (com.joysoft.barcode)
• K dictionary (com.joysoft.wordBook)
• QuickNote (com.movinapp.quicknote)
• Smart Task Manager (com.james.SmartTaskManager)

Applications with clicker software, seemingly simple and useful appear as tools. After a while, such applications make it possible to earn illegal revenue by displaying advertisements in the background in a way that the user does not see. This too of the battery finish quickly, your hardware causes more stress.

Also these apps android update or other malicious software can be downloaded by sending notifications as if it were a new application update. This can cause several problems.

McAfee on the topic google and while explaining that they have informed the relevant people, the applications have been removed from the Google Store.