Google warned developers to remove three malicious ad ##ware software development kits ( SDKs ) from their apps . Those who fail to comply will get the boot, too. The SDKs were found to be involved in app install attribution fraud , whereby they falsely claimed credit for app installs by making false clicks , enabling them to obtain the download bounty from the app . Google ’s investigation was triggered by a BuzzFeed report that led to the removal of the Cheetah Mobile and Kika Tech apps from the Play Store after they were linked to ad fraud . While Google did not name the SDKs , TechCruch reported them as AltaMob , BatMobi and others .
Google warned developers to remove three malicious ad ##ware software development kits ( SDKs ) from their apps . The SDKs were found to be involved in app install attribution fraud , whereby they falsely claimed credit for app installs by making false clicks , enabling them to obtain the download bounty from the app . Google ’s investigation was triggered by a BuzzFeed report that led to the removal of the Cheetah Mobile and Kika Tech apps from the Play Store after they were linked to ad fraud . While Google did not name the SDKs , TechCruch reported them as AltaMob , BatMobi and others .