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[Update: Cheetah and DO Global Respond] A Tale of Two Shady Apps: QuickPic is back on Google Play while ES File Explorer disappears
With the onslaught of Google's action against fraudulent apps by Chin's DO Global, owned by Baidu, ES File Exploere has been removed from the Play Store.
Earlier this month, it was reported that a bevy of apps by the Chinese company DO Global were partaking in fraudulent activities, abusing permissions and clicking on ads without users' permission to generate fake impressions. In response to these accounts, Google ousted them from the Google Play Store and restricted any attempts to monetize these apps by barring them from the AdMob network. Now, One of the most popular and longest running file browser - ES File Explorer - seems to be roped into the repressive action and has vanished from the Play Store.
[Update: Fix Rolling Out] ES File Explorer vulnerability allows an attacker on the same network to grab any file from your phone, but it'll be fixed
A vulnerability in ES File Explorer allows an attacker on the same network to steal any file from your device. It will be fixed.
ES File Explorer was once touted as the file explorer to beat before being bought out by Cheetah Mobile. The application quickly became inundated with advertisements, but those with premium versions of the application may have continued to use it. Even now, I know people who still use the free version of the application, citing the fact that it "just works." That's despite the fact that there are many alternatives that are also just better across the board. MiXplorer, FX File Explorer, and Solid Explorer, just to name a few. Now it turns out that anyone using ES File Explorer can have any file stolen from their device remotely by somebody on the same network. The vulnerability was reported by French security researcher Baptiste Robert, who goes by the online pseudonym "Elliot Alderson" - a reference to the protagonist of the TV show Mr. Robot.
PSA: Latest Update to ES File Explorer Brings Adware to Your Lockscreen
The latest update to ES File Explorer now bundles in lockscreen adware, courtesy of DU Charge Booster. Read on to know how to save yourself from this adware
We've talked about ES File Explorer before. This file manager was amongst one of the most popular file explorers in the post-Gingerbread era, and continues to ride up on its popularity and functionality. The app currently sits in the One Hundred Million to Five Hundred Million app installs, which is certainly an achievement.