After extensive research by digital security company Check Point Security showed flaws existing in some apps, Google has removed malicious apps, about 16 apps from its store.
It is a growing and constant fight against this type of malicious applications and, therefore, We reinforce that before downloading any of them on the Android system, try to find out more about their provenance.
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Potentially malicious apps from the Play Store do not operate under the terms of security and legality from the store and are available for all devices – such as cell phones and tablets – that use the operating system Android.
In addition, the applications have accumulated more than 200,000 downloads and among them we have several different functions such as editing of images, creation of emojis, management of saved contacts and even applications to help you in the security of your cell phone.
Thus, the programs acted in a hidden way in the background, without being noticed, and in them we could find an extremely malicious type of malware called Joker or Bread.
By being suspended in the background, in addition to affecting your device's ability to function, as malware Malignant also makes its user subscribe to paid services without being aware, just by noticing their credit card bill. credit.
As a result, according to the Hindustan Times website, Google removed these apps from the Play Store between July and September.
Finally, here is the list of apps removed by Google:
Finally, we recommend checking whether your Android device has any of these apps and if so, delete them as soon as possible.
Therefore, we reinforce that to download any application, it is interesting to research beforehand about the origin of its developer.
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