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Android alert: This cutesy malware has infected millions of devices

Auto-clicking ‘Judy’ adware was distributed by over 40 apps in Google’s official Android market.

 

By Danny Palmer |

 

Security researchers have discovered a large malware campaign in the Google Play store.

 

Dubbed Judy — because many of the malicious apps are games featuring a cutesy character of that name — the autoclicking adware was found in 41 different apps created by a Korean mobile app developer, whose products have been downloaded by up to 18 million Android users. Some of the apps having been available for many years and are regularly updated.

 

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