Wandera researchers have discovered 17 apps in Apple’s App Store that contained a clicker module, designed to perform covert ad fraud-related tasks such as opening web pages and clicking on links and ads.
Researchers’ findings
The offending apps were free and fell into several application categories, including productivity, platform utilities, fitness, media and travel:
RTO Vehicle Information
EMI Calculator & Loan Planner
File Manager – Documents
Smart GPS Speedometer
CrickOne – Live Cricket Scores
Daily Fitness – Yoga Poses
FM Radio PRO – Internet Radio
Around Me Place Finder
Easy Contacts Backup Manager
Ramadan Times 2019 Pro
Restaurant Finder – Find Food
BMI Calculator PRO – BMR Calc
Dual Accounts Pro
Video Editor – Mute Video
Islamic World PRO – Qibla
Smart Video Compressor
My Train Info – IRCTC & PNR
All except the last one had been published by the same developer: AppAspect Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Though, not all of the apps published by that deve ..
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