In principle, the best way to download secure applications on Android devices is to rely on official stores such as the Google Play Store, however you just need to take a look at our pages dedicated to security and malware to realize how not even this one. represents an absolute guarantee and today we have yet another demonstration of it: a team of researchers active in the field of computer security has compiled a whole list of malicious apps with the intent of stealing data - and in some cases even money - of unfortunate users, all downloadable (some, fortunately, no longer) from the reference store of the Android world.
In short, if you have recently downloaded apps from the Google Play Store that - for one reason or another - look a little suspicious, you should continue reading and, if necessary, uninstall them immediately from your devices.
In short, if you have recently downloaded apps from the Google Play Store that - for one reason or another - look a little suspicious, you should continue reading and, if necessary, uninstall them immediately from your devices.
Malicious apps on the Google Play Store: here are what they are:
Before panicking, it is essential to make a premise that on the one hand praises the diligence of the Mountain View giant and on the other wants to be a nod to the ears. Most of the malicious applications discovered by the researchers have already been promptly removed from the Google Play Store and the problem lies precisely here: "most", not all: at this moment, three of the applications listed below are still available on the Play Store, therefore some inattentive or simply less informed users could still install them, indeed one of them has over 50,000 installations around the world and - even more alarming - over 900 reviews with an average of 4.8 stars. As usually happens in these cases, it can be assumed that almost all the reviews in question are not authentic, however it must be said that - pending Google's intervention - some laudable users are already trying to discourage their installation by describing the apps as " fraud "or" total fake ".
That said, let's take a look at the apps you need to immediately uninstall from your Android devices:
Stafe safe and keep care of your device
Written by Matteo with love from Italy
Before panicking, it is essential to make a premise that on the one hand praises the diligence of the Mountain View giant and on the other wants to be a nod to the ears. Most of the malicious applications discovered by the researchers have already been promptly removed from the Google Play Store and the problem lies precisely here: "most", not all: at this moment, three of the applications listed below are still available on the Play Store, therefore some inattentive or simply less informed users could still install them, indeed one of them has over 50,000 installations around the world and - even more alarming - over 900 reviews with an average of 4.8 stars. As usually happens in these cases, it can be assumed that almost all the reviews in question are not authentic, however it must be said that - pending Google's intervention - some laudable users are already trying to discourage their installation by describing the apps as " fraud "or" total fake ".
That said, let's take a look at the apps you need to immediately uninstall from your Android devices:
- Document Manager
- Coin track Loan - Online loan
- Cool Caller Screen
- PSD Auth Protector
- RGB Emoji Keyboard
- Camera Translator Pro.
- Fast PDF Scanner
- Air Balloon Wallpaper
- Colorful Messenger
- Thug Photo Editor
- Anime Wallpaper
- Peace SMS
- Happy Photo Collage
- Original Messenger
- Pellet Messages
- Smart Keyboard
- Special Photo Editor
- 4K Wallpapers.
Stafe safe and keep care of your device
Written by Matteo with love from Italy
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