New adware attack bombard phones & prevent users from disabling ads

It is just another day for Android users who are yet again under adware attack by malicious apps on Google Play Store.

Researchers at Check Point Software Technologies have identified a new mobile adware program, dubbed as LightsOut, in at least 22 illegitimate Android flashlight and utility apps on Google Play Store. These apps have now been removed from the Play Store, but prior to their removal, the apps had been downloaded between 1.5 and 7.5 million times.

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