The Google Play Store continues to have problems by detecting the malware. Whatever she does company malicious apps keep popping up and of course there are a lot of people installing them.
The independent researcher security Andy Michael from New Zealand He discovered four different VPN applications for Android with a total download of over 500 millions.
Applications are adware that not only show ads in the background, but also outside the apps, on each device's home screen.
The apps in question are Hotspot VPN, Free VPN Master, Secure VPN, and Security Master by Cheetah Mobile. Notably, all of these apps come from Hong Kong and China, where almost all mobile device owners use VPNs to bypass the Great Firewall.
Apps continue to exist in the Google Play Store until now.
