Adware/BrowserAd!Android

description-logoAnalysis

Adware/BrowserAd!Android is classified as a type of adware.
Adware is any software package that automatically displays advertisements while the program is running. Adware is often not malicious, but unwanted, and a user is often unaware of its being installed on the local machine.
The Fortinet Antivirus Analyst Team is constantly updating our descriptions. Please check the FortiGuard Encyclopedia regularly for updates.

recommended-action-logoRecommended Action

  • Make sure that your FortiGate/FortiClient system is using the latest AV database.
  • Quarantine/delete files that are detected and replace infected files with clean backup copies.

Detection Availability

FortiGate
Extended
FortiClient
FortiMail
FortiSandbox
FortiWeb
FortiADC
FortiIsolator
FortiDeceptor
FortiEDR

Version Updates

Date Version Status Detail
2026-01-09 93.06421
Modified
2025-12-13 93.06349
Modified
2025-08-26 93.05646
Modified
2025-08-12 93.05311
Modified
2025-07-30 93.05002
Modified
2025-07-29 93.04968
Modified
2025-06-25 93.04152
Modified
2025-05-05 93.02917
Modified
2025-05-01 93.02821
Modified
2025-04-23 93.02629
Modified