Bad apps can wreak havoc on the best Android phones, which is why you always need to be careful when installing new ones. However, even when you download new software via the Google Play Store there’s still a chance that you could end up with a malicious app on your phone.
As reported by BleepingComputer, the cybersecurity firm Zscaler has revealed that it has discovered more than 90 malicious apps on Google Play which were collectively installed 5.5 million times.
While the firm hasn’t provided the names of most of these malicious apps, we do know that many of them impersonated productivity, personalization and health & fitness apps along with other utilities.
Here’s everything you need to know about this latest batch of bad apps including the names of two of them that you need to remove immediately if they’re installed on your Android devices.
Delete these apps right now
As I mentioned before, Zscaler has yet to release the full list of the 90+ malicious apps it discovered over the past few months. However, it did provide info on two particularly dangerous apps in a new report that you should delete immediately if you have them installed:
- PDF Reader & File Manager by TSARKA Watchfaces
- QR Reader & File Manager by risovanul
Fortunately, both of these apps have been removed from the Google Play Store and are no longer available for download. However, if you have them installed on your Android phone or tablet, you’re going to need to manually uninstall them.
Dropper apps slipping through the cracks
As we’ve seen in the past, bad apps can slip through the cracks and end up on the Google Play Store. Both of the apps listed above are what’s known as malware droppers and according to Zscaler, together they’ve been installed 70,000 times combined.
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