![]() ![]() “These ads cross a line,” says Andrew Brandt, director of threat research for Solera Networks. Tapping the ad–even by accident–launches the phone’s Web browser, which automatically initiates the download of the app’s installer file on the Android device. For example, PCWorld spotted one ad on an Android phone for a battery utility called Battery Upgrade. In some cases you don’t even need to agree to download the apps. The supposed battery-saver apps that those ads prod you to download, however, could endanger your privacy or siphon money from your wallet–and generally they’ll do nothing to improve your gadget’s battery life, security experts say. ![]() Scareware has gone mobile: Users of Android devices are starting to see sleazy ads warning that they need to upgrade their device’s battery. ![]()
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