With the number of applications on the market, there is a greater risk that our cell phones are exposed to malware that can infect them, in addition to our personal data being exposed.
The Android operating system is more exposed to this type of malicious applications that are present in Google Play, so it is advisable to have an antivirus that helps detect these types of apps that are often camouflaged.
“During the month, Doctor Web’s malware analysts discovered dozens of malicious apps on Google Play. Among them were adware Trojans, fake apps used by scammers, information stealers targeting sensitive data, and others,” details a report by Dr. Web.
Although most of these applications have already been removed from the online store, they do represent risks for people who have already downloaded them to their smartphones.
What do these types of applications do?
The applications go unnoticed, making the victim see other claims, since they are disguised as photo editing tools, wallpaper galleries, keyboards, or Android themes.
However, not all of these apps camouflage the same type of malware. One of the most frequent is called Joker, this malware is capable of activating subscriptions to premium services without the user’s consent, who realizes this until he sees the service charges in his bank account.
Likewise, malware seeks to steal the Facebook account or other social networks. What these have in common with the previous ones is that they do everything in the background, since through the permissions that are requested and by loading elements via WebView they are able to act in the background.
List of malicious apps
- Photo Editor: Beauty Filter (gb.artfilter.tenvarnist)
- Photo Editor: Retouch & Cutout (de.nineergysh.quickarttwo)
- Photo Editor: Art Filters (gb.painnt.moonlightingnine)
- Photo Editor – Design Maker (gb.twentynine.redaktoridea)
- Photo Editor & Background Eraser (de.photoground.twentysixshot)
- Photo & Exif Editor (de.xnano.photoexifeditornine)
- Photo Editor – Filters Effects (de.hitopgop.sixtyeightgx)
- Photo Filters & Effects (de.sixtyonecollice.cameraroll)
- Photo Editor : Blur Image (de.instgang.fiftyggfife)
- Photo Editor : Cut, Paste (de.fiftyninecamera.rollredactor)
- Emoji Keyboard: Stickers & GIF (gb.crazykey.sevenboard)
- Neon Theme Keyboard (com.neonthemekeyboard.app)
- Neon Theme – Android Keyboard (com.androidneonkeyboard.app)
- Cashe Cleaner (com.cachecleanereasytool.app)
- Fancy Charging (com.fancyanimatedbattery.app)
- FastCleaner: Cashe Cleaner (com.fastcleanercashecleaner.app)
- Call Skins – Caller Themes (com.rockskinthemes.app)
- Funny Caller (com.funnycallercustomtheme.app)
- CallMe Phone Themes (com.callercallwallpaper.app)
- InCall: Contact Background (com.mycallcustomcallscrean.app)
- MyCall – Call Personalization (com.mycallcallpersonalization.app)
- Caller Theme (com.caller.theme.slow)
- Caller Theme (com.callertheme.firstref)
- Funny Wallpapers – Live Screen (com.funnywallpapaerslive.app)
- 4K Wallpapers Auto Changer (de.andromo.ssfiftylivesixcc)
- NewScrean: 4D Wallpapers (com.newscrean4dwallpapers.app)
- Stock Wallpapers & Backgrounds (de.stockeighty.onewallpapers)
- Notes – reminders and lists (com.notesreminderslists.app)
