#HOW TO GET AN APP PATENTED INSTALL#
Here's an extract from the patent's page.Įmbodiments described herein utilize an installation client on a device in order to install apps on a device without redirecting the device to an app store. If you observe the screenshots of the ads closely, you'll notice the wording at the bottom reads, "This app install service is provided by Digital Turbine." What is DT? It is a digital advertising company that provides DSP (demand-side platform), and recently acquired an app monetization company called Fyber.īelieve it or not, this company has patented the technology to serve app downloads by bypassing Google Play. the one that bypasses the Google Play Store, belongs to a company called Digital Turbine. They were informed that the technology behind the app install, i.e. The game developer says they reached out to their ad providers, seeking an answer to their issue. It has an X button at the top, but did those users tap it to close the ad? The second image clearly indicates that the app is being downloaded. The images show what appears to be an interstitial ad, aka a full-screen ad, that promotes an app called Weather Home -Live Radar Alerts & Widget. The game developer contacted the users, and as them to provide additional information, and managed to get some screenshots related to the issue.
That is eerily similar to the other problem that we saw, isn't it? Instead, the malware was downloaded directly when the user touched the ad, i.e., it bypassed Google Play completely. You see, the ad didn't open the Google Play Store, or prompt the user to click the install button.
What was alarming here is the manner in which the app in question was downloaded. The users alleged that the game displayed some ads, which when interacted with, resulted in a third-party app being downloaded, and installed without the user's consent.
Other users had upvoted the reviews, which in turn grabbed the developer's attention. According to them, some of their users recently started leaving negative reviews for their game.
#HOW TO GET AN APP PATENTED APK#
Remember the HT Coin Android malware issue that we reported about a couple of weeks ago? The HelloTalk app displayed notifications, which when tapped, downloaded a malicious APK and installed in on the user's phone.Ī few days ago, a game developer (Rifter Games) shared their troubles on reddit's r/androiddev.
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