{"id":31141,"date":"2022-08-05T15:48:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T15:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/facebook-is-pushing-a-host-of-super-dangerous-android-malware\/"},"modified":"2022-08-05T15:48:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T15:48:45","slug":"facebook-is-pushing-a-host-of-super-dangerous-android-malware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/tech\/facebook-is-pushing-a-host-of-super-dangerous-android-malware\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook is pushing a host of super-dangerous Android malware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Computing (Image credit: Shutterstock.com) More than a dozen adware apps have been found being promoted on Facebook, resulting in a total of over seven million downloads, experts have warned.Researchers from McAfee discovered the malicious mobile apps and the aggressive advertising campaign on one of the world\u2019s largest social media platforms, warning that users could be at risk of attack.The promised functionality was to optimize the mobile endpoint (opens in new tab) and rid it of spyware, adware, and other malware (opens in new tab). 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