![]() ![]() ![]() This is one of the few indicators users get on their device that something is wrong. These apps function normal for the most part, and the only indicator that something is not right is the occasional ad popup they display on the device. ![]() Lookout stated that it discovered the adware, dubbed Shuanet, in more than 20,000 popular re-packaged applications including Facebook, Candy Crush, New York Times, Snapchat, Twitter or Whatsapp. Since the system partition is unaffected by factory resets, the adware will persist on the device making it even harder, some would say nearly impossible, for end-users to remove it from their system. It ships with rooting functions, and if successful in rooting the device, will move the app to the system partition. The distribution method has been used before to deploy adware or malicious software on devices, but this type of adware does more than just throw a handful of popup ads in the user's face every now and then. The adware comes in form of re-packaged applications that Android users download from third-party stores or other sources that offer Android apk files. Security firm Lookout discovered a new form of Android adware recently that goes through great length to make sure it stays on the device it has infected. ![]()
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