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Google bans 19 dangerous Android apps and tells millions of users to delete them immediately – Daily Record
The nasty adware is able to launch its attack whether the infected app is open or not
Google has banned more potentially dangerous apps from its Play Store in an effort to protect millions of Android users.
The Internet gian t has been cracking down on malicious content for some time with online cyber security teams flagging up malware and untrustworthy developer content on an almost weekly basis of late.
And its a good thing too as the latest malicious finds have resulted in 19 popular apps being banned – after being downloaded millions of times by Android users from aroun…
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