These apps change their name and icon, so that the user is not even aware that there is an app on his smartphone that can steal his personal information.
Android is an open source platform for app developers and this is the reason why a large number of such apps exist on this platform, which work to harm the users in some way or the other. Google also removes these apps from its platform from time to time. Recently, the company removed some apps that contained malware from the App Store of its Android operating system. Now, Google has reportedly removed 35 apps from its platform. These apps are being considered extremely dangerous for the users, because these apps can steal the money of those who run the apps.
According to a blog post by cyber security firm Bitdefender, there were 35 new Android apps on the Google Play store, which were extremely dangerous for users. All these apps were downloaded more than 2 million (20 lakh) times in total. These apps change their name and icon, so that the user is not even aware that there is an app on his smartphone that can steal his personal information.
Bitdefender has identified 35 applications that have snuck into the Play Store. https://t.co/w6mk80w2YS
— Bitdefender (@Bitdefender) August 19, 2022
The blog states "One of the ways cybercriminals make money on Google Play is by showing ads to their targets. While this sounds common, these ads served to the aggrieved user disrupt the user experience and directly May be associated with malware."
It has also been pointed out by the firm that these apps are designed in such a way that once installed on the user's mobile phone, it becomes extremely difficult to remove them, as they completely hide their identity. change or hide.
According to the blog, "Most of the time, users may decide to remove the application if they don't like it. But these new dangerous apps prompt the victims to install them just to change their name and icon and even to install them. That takes a few extra steps to hide their presence on the device. Users can still remove them however they want, but the developers make it more difficult to find them on the affected device."
These apps can also steal sensitive data of users, giving them access to financial details of users.
These apps have been banned by Google, but if you have these apps already installed on your mobile phone, we recommend you to uninstall them as soon as possible. If you can't find these apps in the app list, you can go to the 'Apps' option inside your phone's 'Settings' app and find these apps under the 'Manage' section. Here you have to keep an eye on apps starting with "com.android".
The names of these apps are as follows:-
My GPS Location
GPS Location Finder
Phi 4K Wallpaper - Anime HD
Walls light - Wallpapers Pack
Engine Wallpapers - Live & 3D
Grad Wallpapers - 3D Backdrops
Stock Wallpapers - 4K & HD
EffectMania - Photo Editor
Art Filter - Deep Photoeffect
Keyboard - Fun Emoji, Sticker
Fast Emoji Keyboard
Big Emoji - Keyboard
Create Sticker for Whatsapp
Math Solver - Camera Helper
Photopix Effects - Art Filter
Led Theme - Colorful Keyboard
Smart Wifi
Image Warp Camera
Art Girls Wallpaper HD
Cat Simulator
Smart QR Creator
Colorize Old Photo
Girls Art Wallpaper
Smart QR Scanner
Volume Control
Secret Horoscope
Smart GPS Location
Animated Sticker Master
Personality Charging Show
Sleep Sounds
QR Creator
Media Volume Slider
Secret Astrology
Colorize Photos
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