Alert! Google Play just banned this app that was secretly recording you - every 15 min! Delete it now 

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If you are using this third-party Google Play Store app for recording, then you must watch out! This app is recording you secretly every 15 minutes. 

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As per a security research firm ESET, the app named iRecorder is a Screen Recorder app that has more than 50000 downloads on Google Play Store.

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The report suggests that it was initially uploaded to the store without malicious functionality on September 19th, 2021.

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Later, the malicious activity was observed in August 2022.

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How is it dangerous for you? The security firm says that the recording app can extract and steal your recordings. 

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ESET detected the latest version of the application as malicious and notified Google of its findings. 

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As soon as Google received the alert, it promptly banned the app from the Play Store.

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However, if you downloaded this app, then you must delete it immediately. Verify on your phone now. 

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Also, make sure to use an anti-virus to scan and detect malicious activities to safeguard your data and phone.