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Around 41 Apps Got Attacked by Judy Virus, Google Detached The Infected Apps

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Ariana Johnson
Around 41 Apps Got Attacked by Judy Virus, Google Detached The Infected Apps

With the rapid growth of mobile app economy reach of the app technology is in millions.

However generating revenue isn’t always by the good means some take the bad decisions to earn money.

According to latest mobile app technology news tech giant Google has removed many apps after a malware named ‘Judy’ infested the apps in Play Store.

The security firm Check point who found this malware have researched and found about this malware have managed to reach 4 million to 18.5 million of downloads on the Google Play Store.

According to the firm in their blog post, this malware is “auto-clicking adware” and the apps are also spotted by the firm which is created by a South Korean based firm.

This malware is used to target the infected devices and create false clicks on ads to generate revenue for the developers.

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