back to article Necro malware continues to haunt side-loaders of dodgy Android mods

The Necro trojan is once again making a move against Android users, with up to eleven million individuals thought to be exposed to infected apps. Kaspersky originally unearthed a Necro campaign in 2019, exposing an estimated 100 million devices to the Necro dropper, the main task of which is to install other types of malware …

  1. IGotOut Silver badge

    Adverts....

    ...throw in plenty of Android apps have in game adverts which encourage people to download from 3rd party stores.

    Oh and Google, while we're on about fake ads, how about the bullshit fake ads you push on Youtube. "This amazing device...."

    Lawmakers, make Google liable for the adverts they push out. If they sell an add for a scam product, sue them. Nothing major. Just $10 per view should do it

  2. Hubert Cumberdale Silver badge

    "Modifications for popular apps like Spotify ... Some are useful and some are not."

    There is at least one that very much works and has caused me (and many others) no problems at all. However, as their slogan is "Don't make us popular", I shan't name it here...

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