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Google removed 50 apps with dangerous virus from Play Store, downloaded 3 lakh times
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The Joker malware was found in 50 apps on Google Play Store.
Google removed 50 apps from the Play Store.
The affected apps were downloaded 3 lakh times.
Google constantly checks for dangerous apps and keeps removing them. In the meantime, a case of this type has again come to light, in which a virus was found in some applications of Google Play Store. Zscaler has alerted Android users to 50 Google Play Store apps that are affected by the popular Joker malware. However, reports have been received that 50 apps affected by Joker malware have been removed from the Google Play Store. According to the Zscaler ThreatLabz team, Joker, Facestealer, and Cooper malware were recently discovered to spread through app families.
These harmful apps were immediately removed from Google Playstore after ThreatLabz team immediately informed Google Android Security team. Joker is a popular malware family. With the help of this malware, hackers can intercept passwords and one-time security codes and read your notifications.
Not only that, they can secretly take screenshots, send and read text messages, and even make calls. This malware is capable of doing almost everything on your device.
These apps have been downloaded a total of 3,00,000 times, most of which fall under the categories of communication, health, personalization, photography, and tools. Over the past two months, researchers from ThreatLabz discovered that these Google Play Store apps were affected by the Joker malware.
Simple note scanner – com.wuwan.pdfscan
Universal PDF Scanner – com.unpdf.scan.read.docscanuniverse
Private messenger – com.recollect.linkus
Premium texting – com.premium.put.trustsms
Smart Posts com.toukyoursms.timemessages
Text Emoji SMS – messenger.itext.emoji.messenger
Blood Pressure Checker – com.bloodpressurechecker.tangjiang
Funny Keyboard – com.soundly.galaxykeyboard
Memory Silent Camera – com.silentmenory.timcamera
Custom Theme Keyboard – com.custom.keyboardthemes.galaxy
Light Messages – com.lilysmspro.lighting
Photo Keyboard Themes – com.themes.bgphotokeyboard
Send a text message – exazth.message.send.text.sms
Messenger Chat Themes – com.relish.messengers
Instant Messenger – com.sbdlsms.crazymessager.mmsrec
Nice keyboard – com.colate.gtemekeyboard
Emoji Keyboard Fonts – com.zemoji.fontskeyboard
Mini PDF scanner – com.mnscan.minipdf
Smart SMS – com.sms.mms.message.ffei.free
Creative Emoji Keyboard – com.whiteemojis.creativekeyboard.ledsloard
Fancy SMS – con.sms.fancy
Emoji Keyboard Fonts – com.symbol.fonts.emojikeyboardsPersonal Message com.crown.personalmessage
Funny Emoji message – com.funie.messagremo
Magic Photo Editor – com.amagiczy.photo.editor
Professional messages – com.adore.attached.message
All photo translators – myphotocom.allfasttranslate.translationtranslator
SMS Chat – com.maskteslary.messages
Smile Emoji – com.balapp.smilewall.emoji
Wow Translator – com.imgtop.camtranslator
Translate all languages – com.exclusive.alltranslate
cool posts – com.learningz.app.cool.messages
Blood Pressure Diary – bloodhold.nypressure.mainheart.ratemy.mo.depulse.app.tracker.diary
SMS Text Chat – com.echatsms.messageos
Hi Text SMS – ismos.mmsyes.message.texthitext.bobpsms
Emoji Theme Keyboard – com.gobacktheme.lovelyemojikeyboard
iMessenger – start.me.messenger
Text SMS – com.ptx.textsms
Camera Translator – com.haixgoback.outsidetext.languagecameratransla
Come Messages – com.itextsms.messagecomingPainting Photo Editor – com.painting.pointeditor.photo
Rich thematic message – com.getmanytimes.richsmsthememessenge
Quick chat message – messages.qtsms.messenger
Advanced SMS – com.fromamsms.ataadvancedmmsopp
Professional courier – com.akl.smspro.messenger
Classic game messenger – com.classcolor.formessenger.sic
Style post – com.istyle.messagesty
Private game messages – com.message.game.india
Timestamp camera – already.taken.photobeauty.camera.timestamp
Social Post – com.colorsocial.message.
Google may have removed these apps from its App Store, but if you still have any of these apps on your phone, you should uninstall these apps immediately.
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FIRST POST: July 23, 2022, 09:43 IST
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