Delete these 4 malicious Android apps on your phone NOW

Four malicious Android apps have been identified that can steal your personal details. Get rid of them now. Check the details here.

By: HT TECH
| Updated on: Nov 03 2022, 18:49 IST

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Android — 1/5 If you have a lot of data to add to Google Drive, Google Photos, or more and you are facing storage issues, here is some good news for you. Google is all set to solve the storage issues for Google Workspace Individual accounts. In an attempt to support users to expand their businesses, communicate, and collaborate more effectively, Google is now increasing the current 15GB free storage to 1TB. Informing about the same Google said in a blog post, “Soon every Google Workspace Individual account will come with 1 TB of secure cloud storage. You don’t have to lift a finger to get the upgraded storage: Every account will be automatically upgraded from their existing 15 GB of storage to 1 TB as we roll this out.” this does not apply to free individual accounts. (Pixabay)

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Android users use Google Play Store to download a variety of applications including games, entertainment, and more. However, what if we tell you that there are 4 malicious Android applications present on Google Play Store that can lead you to harmful phishing sites and can even steal your private information secretly. Yes, according to the information, four malicious apps from developer Mobile apps Group are listed on Google Play and they are infected with Android/Trojan.HiddenAds.BTGTHB and have amassed at least one million downloads.

"A family of malicious apps from developer Mobile apps Group are listed on Google Play and infected with Android/Trojan.HiddenAds.BTGTHB. In total, four apps are listed, and together they have amassed at least one million downloads. Older versions of these apps have been detected in the past as different variants of Android/Trojan.HiddenAds. Yet, the developer is still on Google Play dispensing its latest HiddenAds malware," according to a blog post by Malwarebytes.

The four Android applications that have been detected with the malware are:

1. Bluetooth Auto Connect

2. Bluetooth App Sender

3. Driver: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB

4. Mobile transfer: smart switch

These apps have had a long history of being infected with different variants of HiddenAds. You are advised to delete these applications if you have them installed in your phone. According to the blog post, the apps open phishing sites in Google Chrome even when the device is locked. And as the user unlocks the device, they are taken to a new tab with the latest malicious site. After this you will observe new tabs opening frequently with a new site and that too automatically.

These malware range from using harmless tricks, generating revenue via pay-per-click to stealing users' sensitive information.

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