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Published 17:20 9 Nov 2015 GMT

Facebook is one of the apps that can put users at the risk
The firm has pointed out that the issue refers to apps which come from third party app stores rather than the Google Play Store.
"While historically, adware hoped to convince the user to install new applications by showing banners and annoying pop ups, now it can install these third party apps without user consent.
"In this way it can heavily capitalize on the Cost Per Install paid out by web marketing companies.
"Unfortunately, should the revenue model change on clicks-per-install and ads, this may lead to malware authors using this privilege escalation for new monetization strategies".
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