Google warned developers to remove three malicious ad network software development kits (SDKs) from their apps. ’s developer,” he said. The SDKs were found to be engaging in app install attribution fraud, whereby they falsely claimed credit for app installs by creating false clicks, enabling them to obtain the download bounty from the developer. In a blog post, Google said that it had discovered and removed these apps on December 15, 2017. While Google did not name the SDKs, TechCruch reported them as AltaMob, BatMobi and YeahMobi.
Google warned developers to remove three malicious ad network software development kits (SDKs) from their apps. The SDKs were found to be engaging in app install attribution fraud, whereby they falsely claimed credit for app installs by creating false clicks, enabling them to obtain the download bounty from the developer. In a blog post, Google said that it had discovered and removed these apps on December 15, 2017. While Google did not name the SDKs, TechCruch reported them as AltaMob, BatMobi and YeahMobi.