From time to time, Google takes care of Android users and deals with some apps from the Play Store that have malware (viruses) hidden inside them. Recently, Google had removed 30 such apps from the Play Store, about which we had given you information. At the same time, now 17 apps have been found on the Play Store which are stealing users' personal data. According to a report, these apps are hunting users from India and South East Asia under the HiddenAds campaign.
The team of Avast researchers released this report. The team initially discovered a total of 47 apps related to the Trojan Family Hides. However, Google has removed 30 of those apps after receiving reports from the antivirus company. However, 17 apps are still available on the Play Store.
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Jakub Vavera, analyst of Avast Threat Operation, says that when these apps are downloaded, users are able to use these apps for some time only. After this, apps start showing advertisements without permission. By accidentally clicking on these ads, you pass all the information of your phone to the hackers.
List of applications
As we told you, the 17 apps which Avast has given information about are still available on the plate store. These include some popular apps like Skate Board - New, Find Hidden Differences, Spot Hidden Differences, Tony Shoot - NEW and Stacking Guys. Not only this, many of these mobile apps are such that more than 15 million have been downloaded.
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How to uninstall
The icon of these apps is not visible in the phone, so it becomes a bit difficult to identify them. However, you can identify these icons by going to the app manager from the phone's settings and uninstall them from there.
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