The list of applications containing malicious code or malicious ads should be removed from the phone

Detecting malicious viruses in the application has more than 100 million downloads
Warning of a series of malicious applications that need to be removed from smartphones

Kochava, an application analyst, discovered two Chinese companies, Cheetah Mobile and Kika Tech, abused their phone rights to block advertisers' money.

Specifically, 8 applications of Cheetah Mobile discovered by Kochava include Clean Master, Security Master, CM Launcher 3D, Battery Doctor, Cheetah Keyboard, CM Locker, CM File Manager and Kika Keyboard. Some of these applications have been preinstalled on the phone before being sold so they are no stranger to users. On Google Play, these applications have over 2 billion downloads with about 700 million users using it daily.

According to Kochava's report, the two companies abused their powers to automatically click on advertisements and install applications with the aim of increasing 'commissions'.

In 2017, the Indian Government announced 42 applications on Android and iOS containing spyware that can steal and send user data to servers in China or contain malicious ads including :

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In order to avoid the risk of problems with leakage of important personal information, users should remove these applications from the smartphone.

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Jessica Tanner

Update 24 May 2019

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