Google removed 6 dangerous apps from the Play Store
Google Play Store has removed 6 such dangerous apps in which malware was hidden. Surprisingly, these apps had received more than 2 lakh downloads till now.
Cyber Security researchers have found 6 dangerous apps on the Google Play Store that were infected with Joker malware. These apps had received more than 2 lakh downloads so far. According to a report by cybersecurity firm Pradeo, these six apps include Covenant Scanner 2, Safety Applock, Push Message-Texting & SMS, Emoji Wallpaper, Sapart Dock Scanner, and Fingertip Gamebox.
Immediate removal advice
The report says that these dangerous apps have been removed from the Google Play store, although the smartphones in which these apps are still present should be deleted immediately. Actually, after Joker enters the malware device, the users subscribe to the premium service without any knowledge. Let us know that since 2017, Google has removed 1700 apps from the Play Store which were infected with Joker malware. However, these apps keep changing.
Which app do you use
Based on the details given on the Google Play store, we are telling which app users used to download for what purpose. The Convenient Scanner 2 app works by scanning your documents and sending them for email or print.
Safety AppLock's job was to lock an app with a pattern or password. Push Message-Texting & SMS was an SMS and messaging app that could be customized from ringtones to vibration patterns. The Emoji Wallpaper app was used to change the background of the phone, while a Separate Doc Scanner was also a document scanner app.
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