Program.Gemius in virus library:

Program.Gemius is an analytics software designed to collect various data about Android devices and how their owners using them. Along with the technical information, this application has access to confidential data, such as devices’ location, browser bookmarks, web history, and typed URLs. Thus, Dr.Web anti-virus detects various modifications of Program.Gemius as unwanted software.

To make the app more appealing to device owners, its developers promise them various rewards for the installation and long-term usage. For instance, it can be a certain amount of money transferred to their mobile phone account, premium access to online video services, etc. This way, a wide audience reach and the relevance of the collected data are achieved. At the same time, the number of declared video service rewards are limited, while there is no guarantee that any of the research participants will receive a prize.