Today [Tue., Oct. 29, 2013], we are publishing a Report on the Security Risks present on Android App. markets in the first half of this year. The report presents trends in Malware and Madware, the latter referring to app.s that use Aggressive Ad. Libraries. Ad. Libraries have the ability to Collect Information about the app.’s user in order to serve targeted advertisements. However, some of these libraries can leak personal information or exhibit annoying behaviors such as displaying ad.s in the Notification Bar, creating Ad. Icons or changing Web Browser Bookmarks. We refer to these libraries as Aggressive Ad. Libraries.
- Blog: Android Madware And Malware Trends