Back in June, Google took over 80 apps from its Play Store only because of how the developers were infecting the devices with adware and as a result, the user’s phone was always filled with unwanted ads. But unfortunately, the threat is not over yet as the company has again discovered 25 more malware apps.
The newly spotted apps contain a serious threat, basically what these sinister apps do is steal Facebook users credential details if the they regularly open the account on their phone. This astonishing malware has been discovered by French cyber-security firm Evina and they have also confirmed that the apps offer genuine functionality in return for infecting devices.
As soon as you install one of these software, the hidden code which is usually embedded within the app then sets out to steal personal data in some really nasty ways. The malicious code first gets activated and then waits for when the user opens Facebook app to begin operations.
The malware also has the potential to mimic Facebook and overlay a web browser window, which directs you to a fake login page, as well on top of the Facebook app to distract users on a bigger level. And to top off everything, the fake login page becomes impossible to identify for any normal user due to which they enter they login details usually, which are then sent to the hackers involved later.
Furthermore, according to Lionel Ferri, Evina CTO, this malware cannot even be identified by Facebook because it appears in front as soon as the app opens.
While Google has removed all the 25 apps after confirmation from Evina but if we go by the statistics then most of the apps included in the list have been available for download for more than a year now and the worst fact is that they may together have infected 2.3 million users till date.
Here is a list of the apps that Google has removed from its apps store. In case, if you have any of the apps on your smartphone, it’s about time that you delete them immediately.
Super Wallpapers Flashlight
Padenatef
Wallpaper Level
Contour Level wallpaper
iPlayer & iWallpaper
Video Maker
Color Wallpapers
Pedometer
Powerful Flashlight
Super Bright Flashlight
Super Flashlight
Solitare Game
Accurate scanning of QR code
Classic card game
Junk file cleaning
Synthetic Z
File Manager
Composite Z
Screenshot Capture
Daily Horoscope Wallpapers
Wuxia Reader
Plus Weather
Anime Live Wallpaper
iHealth Step Counter
com.tqyapp.fiction (probably titled: Panda BookHouse)
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The newly spotted apps contain a serious threat, basically what these sinister apps do is steal Facebook users credential details if the they regularly open the account on their phone. This astonishing malware has been discovered by French cyber-security firm Evina and they have also confirmed that the apps offer genuine functionality in return for infecting devices.
As soon as you install one of these software, the hidden code which is usually embedded within the app then sets out to steal personal data in some really nasty ways. The malicious code first gets activated and then waits for when the user opens Facebook app to begin operations.
The malware also has the potential to mimic Facebook and overlay a web browser window, which directs you to a fake login page, as well on top of the Facebook app to distract users on a bigger level. And to top off everything, the fake login page becomes impossible to identify for any normal user due to which they enter they login details usually, which are then sent to the hackers involved later.
Furthermore, according to Lionel Ferri, Evina CTO, this malware cannot even be identified by Facebook because it appears in front as soon as the app opens.
While Google has removed all the 25 apps after confirmation from Evina but if we go by the statistics then most of the apps included in the list have been available for download for more than a year now and the worst fact is that they may together have infected 2.3 million users till date.
Here is a list of the apps that Google has removed from its apps store. In case, if you have any of the apps on your smartphone, it’s about time that you delete them immediately.
Super Wallpapers Flashlight
Padenatef
Wallpaper Level
Contour Level wallpaper
iPlayer & iWallpaper
Video Maker
Color Wallpapers
Pedometer
Powerful Flashlight
Super Bright Flashlight
Super Flashlight
Solitare Game
Accurate scanning of QR code
Classic card game
Junk file cleaning
- Also read: Top Banking Applications found packed with Security Flaws; Alarming News for iOS and Android Users!
Synthetic Z
File Manager
Composite Z
Screenshot Capture
Daily Horoscope Wallpapers
Wuxia Reader
Plus Weather
Anime Live Wallpaper
iHealth Step Counter
com.tqyapp.fiction (probably titled: Panda BookHouse)
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