Google has several safety measures in check as to what kind of apps are listed on the Play Store. But, there are times when scammers use new styles to fit malware into operations and steal plutocrat and data from druggies.
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Google lately removed over 50 apps from the Play Store.
These apps were infected with malware.
These apps were infected with three different malware families-- Joker, Facestealer, and Coper.
Google Play Store is one of the most dependable platforms for Android druggies to download apps from, while iPhone druggies head to the App Store. Just like Apple, Google has several safety measures in check as to what kind of apps are listed on the Play Store. But, there are times when scammers use new styles to fit malware into operations and steal plutocrat and data from druggies.
Similar cases have happed in the history and the pall security company Zscaler has now reported that Google lately removed over 50 apps from the Play Store because they were infected with malware. In the report, Zscaler explained that its ThreatLabz platoon set up apps in Google Play infected with three different malware families-- Joker, Facestealer, and Coper.
The report stated that utmost of these apps were infected with Joker malware, which is really one of the prominent malware families targeting Android bias. The report noted that Joker malware “ keeps chancing its way into Google’s functionary app store by regularly modifying the malware’s trace autographs including updates to the law, prosecution styles, and cargo- reacquiring ways. ” “ This malware is designed to steal SMS dispatches, contact lists, and device information, and to subscribe the victim up for decoration wireless operation protocol(WAP) services, ” the report explained.
Google was incontinently informed about these apps and the company pulled them down incontinently. But this did n’t break the problem, and that’s because all these apps were formerly downloaded by hundreds and thousands of Android druggies.
Check out the list of affected apps below. specially, if you have any of them installed on your phone, cancel them incontinently.
-Universal PDF Scanner
-Private Messenger
-Premium SMS
-Smart Messages
-Text Emoji SMS
-Blood Pressure Checker
-Funny Keyboard
-Memory Silent Camera
-Custom Themed Keyboard
-Light Messages
-Themes Photo Keyboard
-Send SMS
-Themes Chat Messenger
-Instant Messenger
-Cool Keyboard
-Fonts Emoji Keyboard
-Mini PDF Scanner
-Smart SMS Messages
-Creative Emoji Keyboard
-Fancy SMS
-Fonts Emoji Keyboard
-Personal Message
-Funny Emoji Message
-Magic Photo Editor
-Professional Messages
-All Photo Translator
-Chat SMS
-Smile Emoji
-Wow Translator
-All Language Translate
-Cool Messages
-Blood Pressure Diary
-Chat Text SMS
-Hi Text SMS
-Emoji Theme Keyboard
-iMessager
-Text SMS
-Camera Translator
-Come Messages
-Painting Photo Editor
-Rich Theme Message
-Quick Talk Message
-Advanced SMS
-Professional Messenger
-Classic Game Messenger
-Style Message
-Private Game Messages
-Timestamp Camera
-Social Message
