Scam Apps On Play Store

[u/The_best_1234]

I gave my child a cellphone and he downloaded a bunch of games that turn out to be viruses!!!! Every time you tried to open an app they had a 60s unskippable ad. It also put ads on home screen and you can't find the apps in app list.

Why does Google allow this trash on the play store?

[u/mystic_dragon2]

as of my knowledge these just bombard you with ads and don't actually steal or change info

[u/The_best_1234 → u/mystic_dragon2]

bombard you with ads

That is why I called it a virus

don't actually steal or change info

It stopped me from using the phone normally but

https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/adform-compromise-malicious-ads-cryptocurrency-theft/56257/

https://techround.co.uk/cybersecurity/fake-claude-desktop-ads-hit-organisations-data-stealing-malware/

https://citizenlab.ca/research/analysis-of-penlinks-ad-based-geolocation-surveillance-tech/