16 malicious apps, one of which has been downloaded over a million times on the Play storeare dangerous and must be removed as quickly as possible.
Doctor Web has published its latest report regarding threats targeting users with Android devices. Researchers identified new malware variants and 16 infected apps downloadable from the Google Play Store.
Delete These 16 Apps on Android
Without further ado, here is the list of 16 dangerous applications for your smartphone or tablet. If one of them is installed on your device, uninstall it immediately.
- Super Skibydi Killer – 1,000,000 downloads
- Agent Shooter – 500,000 downloads
- Rubber Punch 3D – 500,000 downloads
- Rainbow Stretch – 50,000 downloads
- Love Emoji Messenger – 50,000 downloads
- Eternal Maze – 50,000 downloads
- Jungle Jewels – 10,000 downloads
- Stellar Secrets – 10,000 downloads
- Fire Fruits – 10,000 downloads
- Cowboy’s Frontier – 10,000 downloads
- Enchanted Elixir – 10,000 downloads
- Beauty Wallpaper HD – 1,000 downloads
- GazEndow Economic – 1,000 downloads
- FinancialFusion – 1,000 downloads
- Financial Vault – 500 downloads
- MoneyMonitor – less than 500 downloads
Among the most popular malicious apps on this list are games hosting malware from the Android.HiddenAds family. This is adware that delivers intrusive advertising to the infected device. They act like Trojan horses, attempting to hide from users to reduce the risk of them being deleted. Once installed, applications will replace their icons and names to pass themselves off as a legitimate app like Chrome, or remain invisible on the home screen (transparent icon and empty name).
Adware and fake apps
The other apps belong to the Android.FakeApp malware family. Many of them present themselves as finance apps, which actually link to fraudulent sites where victims are tricked into investing money, which they never see again. Others pretend to be small games, which actually load online casino websites.
Finally, Doctor Web found Android.Joker malware in wallpaper and emoji customization apps. These trick users into signing up for paid, recurring subscription services.
Source : Dr. Web
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