Nasty malware could be hiding on your Android. Here’s how to spot it

Swamped with ads? Don’t recognize an app? Start here to deal with it. Android malware can find ways to trick you. A mobile app called Ads Blocker, for instance, billed itself as a useful service for cutting back on pesky mobile ads, which can pop up to cover your screen just when you’re about to access something important. But users would soon find the app was malware that just served up more ads, according to security researchers. …