Google removes 2 popular Android apps that enabled click fraud

2018-12-4 08:34

Google finally took action after eight Cheetah Mobile and Kika Tech apps were allegedly involved in ad fraud last week. The search giant removed CM File manager and Kika keyboard apps after an internal investigation.

The company found that these two apps contained code which can be used to execute ad fraud through various techniques. “We take these allegations very seriously and our Google Play Developer policies prohibit deceptive and malicious behavior on our platform. If an app violates our policies, we take action,” it said in a statement. According to app analytics company AppBrain, CM File Manager has more than…

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