Legit apps, such as the official clients of Facebook, Twitter etc.

The problem is that the repackaged apps are highly functional, and so the malware is hard to detect.

In many cases, the apps are still fully functional and doesnt alert the machine owner.

Thousands of apps hit by Android adware that cannot be removed

Three distinct families of trojanized adware have been found.

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source: www.techworm.net