Better yet, why have 50 million people downloaded it?
7 Jun 2016 at 21:52, Shaun Nichols Security biz Pentest is sounding alarms after it found an Android app it says has been downloaded 50 millions times despite being "little more than malware."
UK-based Pentest said a whitepaper study [pdf] of the popular Flash Keyboard found that the Android app is "abusing" OS permissions, inserting potentially malicious ads, and tracking user behavior, then sending data to servers in China.
"It is Pentest's opinion that this application was not written by the developers to be intentionally malicious," researchers said.
"However, through disregard for Android's development policy and a desire to monetize a free application, have created an application that deceives users, gathers personal information and obstructs uninstallation."
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