Google Removes 85 Dangerous Apps From Play Store,

Google Removes 85 Dangerous Apps From Play Store, Over 8 Million Users Affected

New Delhi, Tech Desk. Google has removed 85 dangerous apps from the Play Store for its Android users. Trend Micro's security researchers feared that these 85 apps on the Play Store could be hiding dangerous viruses. As soon as Google received information about these apps, they were removed from the Play Store. Trend Micro wrote in his blog post that he detected Google a potential virus named AndroidOS_Hidenad.HRXH. This virus used to display ads automatically in apps, which was difficult for users to turn off.

Google Removes 85 Dangerous Apps

Security researchers said that most of these apps on the Play Store were affected by the virus. Most of these apps were photography and gaming applications, which have been downloaded more than 8 million times. Among these apps, apps like Super Selfie, Cos Camera, Pop Camera and One Stroke Line Puzzle were quite popular. All these apps have been described by researchers as adware infected apps.

Play Store, Over 8 Million Users Affected

According to the report of the researchers, these apps have been uploaded to the accounts of different developers. At the same time, these apps have received different digital certificates. However, these apps behave the same. Researchers at Trend Micro, however, have not asked users to panic. These apps can mainly harm users with older Android versions. If you have these apps on your smartphone, you can uninstall it.