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Disguised as photo-editing apps and games, the adware apps have been caught delivering adware, thus enabling them to monetise affected devices while attempting to be “innocuous”.

The adware apps display advertisement that are difficult to close as well as employing techniques to evade detection through user behaviour and time-based triggers.

The adware apps include Magic Camera: Make Magical...

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