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Google Play Store spews malware onto 9 million 'Droids

John Brown (no body) Silver badge

Re: Awww bless

"What is malicious about showing unwanted ads?"

It's using up your data allowance by doing phantom clicks on ads and in some cases, carry on doing so in the background even when you think you've closed the app, which is using up your CPU cycles and probably slowing down your phone.

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