Check Point researchers uncover a large-scale Android adware campaign that silently drains resources and disrupts normal phone use through persistent background activity. During an internal threat-hunting investigation, Check Point Harmony Mobile Detection Team identified a network of Android applications on Google Play masquerading as harmless utility and emoji-editing tools. Behind their cheerful icons, these apps created a persistent background advertising engine – one that kept running even after users closed or rebooted their devices, quietly consuming battery and mobile data. At its peak, the campaign, now dubbed “GhostAd”, included at least 15 related apps, five of which were still available […]
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