Attention: millions of Android phones infected
Although the Play Store removes many rogue apps, it sometimes misses an app. By ‘an app’ we mean 32 apps in this case, because that is at least a number of malware apps that you should remove from your device as soon as possible.
Malware on your Android phone
New apps and app updates are uploaded to the Play Store every day. Although these are always heavily mangled, some malicious apps still manage to slip through. Found 32 apps known to be malware or adware. Malware stands for ‘malicious software’, programs that infect your smartphone with worms, trojans, spyware and viruses. Sometimes to steal your passwords, sometimes to harass people from your contact lists.
Adware is software that you do not want either, because ads are displayed on your screen, while you would think that the app is intended for something else (for example, based on the name or description). Very disturbing and very undesirable, so it is better to stay far away from this. You may think you are downloading a handy virtual keyboard or something to optimize your phone, but nothing could be further from the truth.
Remove these apps from your smartphone now
So remove those unwanted apps, but then you have to know which ones they are. The apps that have been proven (thanks BleepingComputer) to be either malware or adware are these 32 wretches:
- Photo Editor: Beauty Filter
- Photo Editor: Retouch & Cutout
- Photo Editor: Art Filters
- Photo Editor – Design Maker
- Photo Editor & Background Eraser
- Photo & Exif Editor
- Photo Editor – Filters Effects
- Photo Filters & Effects
- Photo Editor : Blur Image
- Photo Editor : Cut, Paste
- Emoji Keyboard: Stickers & GIF
- Neon Theme Keyboard
- Neon Theme – Android Keyboard
- Cashe Cleaner
- FastCleaner: Cashe Cleaner
- Call Skins – Caller Themes
- Funny Caller
- CallMe Phone Themes
- InCall: Contact Background
- MyCall – Call Personalization
- Caller Theme
- Caller Theme
- Funny Wallpapers – Live Screen
- 4K Wallpapers Auto Changer
- NewScrean: 4D Wallpapers
- Stock Wallpapers & Backgrounds
- Notes – reminders and lists
- Neon Theme Keyboard (Nataļja Kokorevičs)
- Water Reminder- Tracker & Reminder (YPC Dev)
- Yoga- For Beginner to Advanced (ALHASSAN)
- YouToon – AI Cartoon Effect
- Pista – Cartoon Photo Effect
Good for your battery
Most of these apps are no longer available in the Play Store, but they may still be on your phone. So check the app list of your smartphone. So safe. Especially because some apps look slightly different on your home screen or in your app drawer. It is therefore always better to look in the app list under Settings and if you see one of the names above, remove it immediately. Also very nice for your battery, because many programs, secretly running in the background, drain your battery considerably.
And, is (or rather: was) one of these apps on your smartphone? Leave it in the comments to this article.
