<s>
ES	B-Application
File	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
file	O
manager/explorer	O
designed	O
by	O
ES	O
Global	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
DO	B-Application
Global	I-Application
,	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
features	O
like	O
cloud	O
storage	O
integration	O
,	O
file	O
transfer	O
from	O
Android	B-Application
to	O
Windows	O
via	O
FTP	B-Protocol
or	O
LAN	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
root	B-Application
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
committing	O
click	O
fraud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
2010s	O
,	O
ES	B-Application
File	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
was	O
equipped	O
with	O
then	O
extraordinary	O
features	O
well	O
beyond	O
that	O
of	O
vendors	O
 '	O
pre-installed	O
file	O
managers	O
,	O
which	O
popularized	O
the	O
application	O
before	O
it	O
developed	O
into	O
adware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
functionality	O
included	O
range	O
selection	O
,	O
tabbed	O
browsing	O
,	O
bookmarking	O
directories	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
home	B-Operating_System
screen	I-Operating_System
shortcuts	O
to	O
items	O
(	O
files	O
and	O
folders	O
)	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
blank	O
files	O
,	O
three	O
viewing	O
modes	O
for	O
items	O
(	O
grid	O
,	O
basic	O
list	O
,	O
and	O
detailed	O
list	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
detailed	O
list	O
previews	O
modification	O
dates	O
,	O
file	O
sizes	O
,	O
and	O
listed	O
folders	O
 '	O
file	O
counts	O
;	O
three	O
on-display	O
size	O
levels	O
for	O
items	O
;	O
file	O
transfers	O
in	O
background	O
,	O
FTP	B-Protocol
server	I-Protocol
hosting	O
,	O
network	O
protocol	O
client	O
(	O
ability	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
other	O
FTP	B-Protocol
,	O
WebDav	B-Protocol
and	O
SMB	B-Operating_System
servers	O
)	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
file	O
sharing	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
manually	O
select	O
an	O
application	O
to	O
open	O
a	O
file	O
with	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
automatically	O
rename	O
files	O
during	O
transfer	O
in	O
case	O
of	O
a	O
file	O
name	O
conflict	O
and	O
merge	O
directories	O
,	O
detailed	O
statistics	O
during	O
file	O
transfer	O
,	O
a	O
built-in	O
text	B-Application
editor	I-Application
with	O
UTF-8	O
support	O
,	O
media	O
player	O
interface	O
(	O
video	O
player	O
and	O
music	O
player	O
with	O
playback	O
controls	O
and	O
playlisting	O
)	O
,	O
image	B-Application
viewer	I-Application
and	O
gallery	O
browser	O
,	O
download	B-Protocol
manager	I-Protocol
,	O
drag	O
and	O
drop	O
support	O
,	O
bulk	B-Application
file	I-Application
renaming	I-Application
(	O
adding	O
prefix	O
,	O
changing	O
extension	O
and	O
numbering	O
)	O
,	O
disk	B-Application
usage	I-Application
analysis	I-Application
,	O
ZIP	B-General_Concept
archive	I-General_Concept
file	O
creation	O
and	O
browsing	O
,	O
recycle	O
bin	O
(	O
like	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
)	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
define	O
touch	O
pattern	O
shortcuts	O
(	O
gestures	O
)	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
filter	O
searches	O
by	O
date	O
,	O
size	O
range	O
,	O
category	O
(	O
photo	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
video	O
,	O
APK	B-Application
,	O
and	O
documents	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
file	O
type	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
select	O
multiple	O
files	O
from	O
search	O
results	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
navigate	O
to	O
files	O
 '	O
parent	O
directory	O
from	O
search	O
results	O
,	O
generation	O
of	O
MD5	B-Algorithm
and	O
SHA-1	B-Algorithm
hash	I-Algorithm
sums	O
from	O
files	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
copy	O
the	O
full	O
path	O
of	O
a	O
selected	O
file	O
or	O
folder	O
into	O
the	O
clipboard	O
,	O
quick	O
navigation	O
history	O
(	O
list	O
of	O
recently	O
opened	O
files	O
and	O
directories	O
)	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
install	O
custom	O
themes	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
redirect	O
shareable	O
content	O
into	O
a	O
file	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
list	O
installed	O
apps	O
and	O
to	O
back	O
them	O
up	O
Android	B-Application
application	I-Application
package	I-Application
(	O
APK	B-Application
)	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
resembles	O
the	O
shift	B-Device
key	I-Device
selection	O
of	O
multiple	O
items	O
from	O
desktop	O
file	O
managers	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
Nemo	B-Language
file	I-Language
manager	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
ES	B-Application
File	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
began	O
incorporating	O
DU	O
Charge	O
Booster	O
into	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
hijacking	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
lockscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ES	B-Application
File	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
was	O
accidentally	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
Fire	O
TV	O
App	O
Store	O
in	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
ES	B-Application
File	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
had	O
originally	O
been	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
program	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
later	O
converted	O
into	O
shareware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
ES	B-Application
File	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
apps	O
created	O
by	O
DO	B-Application
Global	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
DU	O
Group	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
claimed	O
the	O
company	O
who	O
owns	O
ES	B-Application
File	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
DO	B-Application
Global	I-Application
,	O
was	O
committing	O
'	O
click	O
fraud	O
 '	O
by	O
clicking	O
ads	O
in	O
users	O
 '	O
apps	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
without	O
permission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DO	B-Application
Global	I-Application
responded	O
to	O
these	O
claims	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
regret	O
to	O
find	O
irregularities	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
our	O
products’	O
use	O
of	O
AdMob	B-Application
advertisements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
unclear	O
if	O
or	O
when	O
ES	B-Application
File	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
will	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
Government	O
of	O
India	O
banned	O
ES	B-Application
File	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
along	O
with	O
58	O
other	O
Chinese	O
origin	O
apps	O
citing	O
data	O
and	O
privacy	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
