The apps, discovered by security expert Maxime Ingrao, could collect and steal data from Android mobile users and cause other problems for their unsuspecting users.
Eight Android apps that infiltrated the Google Play Store were found to contain the malware Autolycos. The apps, discovered by security expert Maxime Ingrao, could collect and steal data from Android mobile users and cause other problems for their unsuspecting users.
It is even noted that the Google it reportedly took six months to remove the controversial apps from the Play Store, even though the platform’s security has been significantly strengthened in recent years.
If you have downloaded one of the following apps (they have been downloaded over 2 million times) uninstall it immediately. Also, don’t download apps via links in ads.
The eight applications are as follows:
• Vlog Star Video Editor (com.vlog.star.video.editor, 1 million “downloads”)
• Creative 3D Launcher (app.launcher.creative3d, 1 million “downloads”)
• Wow Beauty Camera (com.wowbeauty.camera, 100,000 “downloads”)
• Gif Emoji Keyboard (com.gif.emoji.keyboard, 100,000 “downloads”)
• Razer Keyboard & Theme (com.razer.keyboards, 10,000 “downloads”)
• Freeglow Camera 1.0.0 (com.glow.camera.open, 5,000 “downloads”)
• Coco Camera v1.1 (com.toomore.cool.camera, 1,000 “downloads”)
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