Delete these malicious Android apps immediately
We’ve warned you about Chinese apps you need to remove from your phone, and now we need to look to another part of the world.
Over 60 Korea-based apps were removed from Google Play and the ONE store (Korea’s biggest app store). The apps were downloaded more than 100 million times. Here’s what you need to know
The damage
The apps are part of a malicious software library dubbed Goldoson and discovered by McAfee, which reported its findings to Google.
Once downloaded, crooks use the apps to see your location history, Wi-Fi activity, which Bluetooth devices are connected to your phone and the other apps you’re using.
Clickbait
That’s not all. You could be earning money for these crooks. The bad apps interact with hidden ads in the background. The companies placing these ads pay the hackers for clicks coming from your phone.
On top of all that, this malicious activity eats up your data and resources, slowing your phone down to a crawl.
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Delete these apps now
About half of the apps have been removed from the Google Play Store, while others were updated to conform to Google’s policies.
If you have any of the following apps installed, get rid of them:
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