Yet another group of malicious apps laden with malware and adware has slipped past Google's defenses and is on the way. play store. About 35 malicious applications present themselves as image editing tools, virtual keyboards, system optimizers, among other resources available in the application store. Therefore, if you have a device with an Android system, find out what are the apps with malware.
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Don't waste time and uninstall malware infected apps now
Again, Android users got the bad news that a range of apps available on the Play Store was infected by malware, that is, viruses that can corrupt and access data from cell phones.
These apps lurked claiming to add new features to your Android smartphone. However, they were actually sending intrusive notifications, subscribing users to premium services and hijacking social media accounts.
Researchers analyzing the antivirus software maker's security uncovered the malicious apps and provided more details on each of them individually in a new report.
In this sense, even though Google has removed most of the apps infected with malware from its official store, users still need to uninstall them if they are present on the phone yet. Check the list of infected apps below.
Which are they?
For those who like video and photo editing, the following apps in this area were infected:
- Photo Editor: Beauty Filter (gb.artfilter.tenvarnist)
- Photo Editor: Retouch & Cutout (de.nineergysh.quickarttwo)
- Photo Editor: Art Filters (gb.painnt.moonlightingnine)
- Photo Editor – Design Maker (gb.twentynine.redaktoridea)
- Photo Editor & Background Eraser (de.photoground.twentysixshot)
- Photo & Exif Editor (de.xnano.photoexifeditornine)
- Photo Editor – Filters Effects (de.hitopgop.sixtyeightgx)
- Photo Filters & Effects (de.sixtyonecollice.cameraroll)
- Photo Editor: Blur Image (from.instgang.fiftyggfife)
- Photo Editor: Cut, Paste (de.fiftyninecamera.rollredactor)
In the case of keyboards that can change color and add photos, the applications are:
- Neon Theme Keyboard (com.neonthemekeyboard.app)
- Neon Theme – Android Keyboard (com.androidneonkeyboard.app)
- Cashe Cleaner (com.cachecleanereasytool.app)
Other apps are:
- Fancy Charging (com.fancyanimatedbattery.app)
- FastCleaner: Cashe Cleaner (com.fastcleanercashecleaner.app)
- Call Skins – Caller Themes (com.rockskinthemes.app)
- Funny Caller (com.funnycallercustomtheme.app)
- CallMe Phone Themes (com.callercallwallpaper.app)
- InCall: Contact Background (com.mycallcustomcallscrean.app)
- MyCall – Call Personalization (com.mycallcallpersonalization.app)
- Caller Theme (com.caller.theme.slow)
- Caller Theme (com.callertheme.firstref)
- Funny Wallpapers – Live Screen (com.funnywallpapaerslive.app)
- 4K Wallpapers Auto Changer (de.andromo.ssfiftylivesixcc)
- NewScrean: 4D Wallpapers (com.newscrean4dwallpapers.app)
- Stock Wallpapers & Backgrounds (de.stockeighty.onewallpapers)
- Notes – reminders and lists (com.notesreminderslists.app)