Apple Takes Down Clickware Apps Created by India-Based Company

The clickware apps were published by Gujarat-based AppAspect Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

By Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: 28 October 2019 17:34 IST

Apple Takes Down Clickware Apps Created by India-Based Company

Photo Credit: Wandera

The apps were infected with clickware meant to increase advertising revenue

Highlights

The clickware-laden apps are no longer listed on the App Store
The apps were infected with the Clicker Trojan class of malware
It performs ad-fraud by making frequent connections to ad networks

Mobile security company Wandera had released a list of 17 apps for iOS which are infected with clickware meant to increase advertising revenue.

These apps were published by Gujarat-based AppAspect Technologies Pvt. Ltd and the iPhone maker has removed all 17 apps as they are no longer available for download on the App Store.

"Clicker Trojan is a well-understood class of malware that performs ad-fraud by making frequent connections to ad networks or websites in order to artificially inflate visitor counts or to generate revenue on a pay-per-click basis," said Wandera.

These infected apps would receive commands from the control server to load advertisements, open website in the background and change device settings to subscribe users to expensive subscriptions services, without users consent, the Cult of Mac reported recently.

The 17 apps an iPhone user needs to uninstall immediately are RTO Vehicle Information, EMI Calculator and Loan Planner, File Manager - Documents, Smart GPS Speedometer, CrickOne - Live Cricket Scores, Daily Fitness - Yoga Poses, FM Radio - Internet Radio, My Train Info - IRCTC and PNR, Around Me Place Finder, Easy Contacts Backup Manager, Ramadan Times 2019, Restaurant Finder - Find Food, BMI Calculator - BMR Calc, Dual Accounts, Video Editor - Mute Video, Islamic World - Qibla and Smart Video Compressor.

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