Okay, guys. I discovered one issue with adMob (and other LeadBolt, as I am using it) that might affect ratings and reviews.
Anyone experienced reviews like “It got virus! Don’t download!”? Me too. And guess what - it’s not from me. So I thought - it must be something with ad networks SDK’s. I was close. It’s ads. Ads, that say, that You have a virus and need a scan. Today I realized how terrible ad is that for people that are not so aware that it’s only an ad.
So my question is: does anyone knows how to disable antivirus ads in adMob? I really think it might alter rating and downloads as well.
It possible, Go to “Manage Setting” of your app and then use “Text Filters”, enter a word like “virus” form now all ads with “virus” will not display on your app. (Old admob)
The old Admob had a text filter, but the new one doesn’t. You can only block certain ad networks within Admob/URLs/Categories. Unless someone can come up with the URLs for these ads, I don’t see any easy way around it.
I’m just curious how much rating would be better with virus ads blocked. If anyone will come up with idea how to block this - please share. I will send mail to google - maybe they’ll respond.