Recently, the company cybersecurity Pradeo revealed the discovery of a duo of malicious apps on the Google Play Store. These apps were promptly removed after the company alerted Google.
Pradeo researchers have identified that these two apps contain spyware, a form of malware that secretly collects Android users' private data and sends it to servers located in China.
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It is important to be aware of this information and understand the actions that can be taken if you have downloaded these applications on your device.
The two malicious apps, File Recovery & Data Recovery It is file manager, presented themselves as file management tools, accumulating more than 1.5 million downloads. Both apps were developed by the same creator.
Apps that compromise the security of Android phones
Initially, these apps were designed to assist Android users in organizing files and data on their devices.
Pradeo researchers found that these apps secretly collected users' private data, sending it to servers located in China.
As per the cybersecurity company report, it was confirmed that these malicious apps actually collected an amount significant amount of users' private information by sharing it with servers located in China without the knowledge or consent of the people.
In addition to collecting users' private information, the hackers responsible for these malicious apps have adopted deceptive strategies to increase their apparent reliability.
They used install farms, a method where downloads are artificially inflated, to create the illusion of popularity and reliability.
Increase the number of downloads creates a misperception that apps are widely used and trusted, which can make potential victims more likely to install them.
An additional concern related to these malicious apps is the fact that they have advanced permissions to hide their icons on the Android home screen. This functionality makes it difficult for users to identify and uninstall applications.
By hiding their icons, malicious apps remain hidden on the victim's device, allowing hackers to maintain their presence unobtrusively.
If you have File Recovery & Data Recovery and/or File Manager installed on your device, please uninstall it now to ensure the safety of your personal data.
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