Harmful Android apps racked up a scary number of Google Play downloads just last month

Despite Google's best efforts, the go-to place for safe app downloads on Android devices is still riddled with all kinds of threats, ranging from the more innocent-sounding adware to the most damaging and dangerous stalkware or banking trojans. 

In the last couple of weeks alone, two different reports have made headlines, revealing the names of two shockingly popular ad-bombarding apps recently removed from Google Play, as well as detailing the scary tactics employed by another 15 titles to "fleece" unsuspecting "subscribers." Unfortunately (as well as unsurprisingly), you ...

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