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Researchers say the Play Store has applications infected with the FalseGuide botnet adware

Security researchers at Check Point have discovered a piece of malware they're calling FalseGuide. It is said to be hidden in guide apps for popular games, it requests device admin permission when installed and will use that to prevent the user from detecting its adware actions.
 
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