Google has removed a popular app called CamScanner, a program that scans files and converts them into PDFs, after researchers discovered it was spreading malware.
The troubled app is CamScanner, a program that scans files and converts them into PDFs. Researchers at security firm Kaspersky had found a number of negative reviews on the app's Google Play profile that complained the app had the"presence of unwanted features," according to a blog post. The profile page has been deleted from the store.
CamScanner's iOS app is not affected, according to the company. Kaspersky claims the app has been downloaded more than 100 million times. CNN Business has not been able to verify that number.Read MoreOn its website, CamScanner blames a third-party advertising company for inserting a"malicious module that produces unauthorized advertising clicks" into a new version of its Android app.
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