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Free apps come at a price - watch out for madware

Symantec highlights that apps can even send out text message ads to friends, reports VICTORIA HO

Published Sun, Nov 10, 2013 · 10:00 PM

GET ready for "madware", a term that Symantec has coined for overly-aggressive ads on your Android. The digital security firm has released a new White Paper that details a trend in smartphone apps, in which apps pull ads from a supplier's stock of advertisers.

This is usually used in free apps,…

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