ALERT ! 35 Malware Android Apps to Remove Immediately!
Over 2 million downloads on the Google Play Store
The applications in question appear to have been downloaded more than 2 million times on the Google Play Store. The “GPS Location Maps” Android application alone has more than 100,000 downloads. Users of this app downloaded the app thinking it offered GPS functionality. In fact, as soon as it was installed, this application changed its icon and name and began to deliver particularly aggressive advertisements and web pages to the browser. We have already told you about the Google Play Store which was gradually becoming a real sieve as far as malware is concerned…
Very sneaky apps…
Some apps are malicious and sneaky. Not only do they change their name and icon, which makes their identification very complicated for users, but researchers have also realized that they ask users, for example, for permission to bypass the optimization function. of the battery after installation, thus preventing you from closing these applications, even if you close all the active ones.
Some apps might even simulate user clicks in order to earn money from ads.
The developers of these little nasties have implemented a well-honed system to avoid detection, for example by hiding in recent applications or by integrating code obfuscation and encryption making reverse engineering techniques almost impossible. .
There are quite a few of them here, so check out the full list.https://t.co/scf2hTs7uE#Android #apps #apps #security
— Android Headlines (@Androidheadline) August 22, 2022
Immediately remove these apps from your Android device
Google seems to have already removed the apps in question, but more than 2 million users have already installed them on their mobile devices. It is of course recommended to delete them immediately. In the list of incriminated applications, there are in particular GPS applications such as GPS Location Finder or GPS Location Maps…
Wallpaper apps like:
– Art Girls Wallpaper HD, Phi 4K Wallpaper
– Anime HD, Grad Wallpapers
– 3D Backgrounds, Walls light
– Wallpapers Pack, Engine Wallpapers
– Live & 3D or Girls Art Wallpaper
As well as various applications such as:
– Sleep Sounds, Secret Astrology, Volume Control, Math Solver
– Camera Helper, Photopix Effects
– Art Filter, Keyboard
– Fun Emoji, Sticker, Secret Horoscope, Image Warp Camera, Fast Emoji Keyboard, Led Theme
– Colorful Keyboard, Big Emoji
– Keyboard, QR Creator, Smart Wifi, Animated Sticker Master, Personality Charging Show, Colorize Photos, Smart GPS Location, Cat Simulator, Smart QR Creator, Stock Wallpapers
– 4K & HD, Smart QR Scanner, Art Filter
– Deep PhotoEffect, Media Volume Slider, My GPS Location, EffectMania
– Photo Editor, Colorize Old Photo, Create Sticker for Whatsapp.
Again, avoid installing apps you don’t know in the first place, look at user ratings and if you really want to try something new, at least find out about the reputation of the publisher …
