“Google Deletes 50 apps infected with Joker Malware” – the current news from the cyber security analytics firm Zscaler Threatlabz. The apps were found infected by the Joker Malware, so Google has removed those apps from its Play Store and also suggests uninstalling them from your smartphones.
What is Joker Malware & How is it affecting your phone?
The Joker malware is a Facestealer, Fleeceware, and Coper Malware that subscribes to the paid services without taking permission of the user. It affects apps and enters your phone while you download any of the affected apps. It also clicks on ads, and the dangerous activity is to read an OTPs in your SMS and approve the payments secretly. It was founded in 2017 and still, Google has been fighting hard to secure users.
Google Deletes 50 Apps Infected with Joker Malware
As per Zscaler ThreatLabz’s research team, the Joker Malware has been recently found to be spreading via android apps. So, it’s also recommended to run mobile antivirus programmes and clean any suspect files from your phones.
According to the reports, the majority of android apps were infected with Joker malware that exploits Android devices. Even it manages to take advantage of Google Play Store with its trail signatures. The process includes the virus code update, execution, and payload-retrieval techniques.
Moreover, Zscaler ThreatLabz’s reports have claimed that once Joker Malware is active, it can install premium diallers and convert your device spyware. This malware is designed to steal SMS messages, contact lists, and device information, and signs up for the costly monthly subscription plan of unsuspecting customers for premium wireless application protocol (WAP) services.
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That’s why Google was instantly notified to remove those apps immediately. But the problem is that many of those apps have already been installed by more than 300,000 times, and categories include communication, health, personalization, photography and tools of Android users. Now, it’s quite difficult to aware all the users of this problem instantly. But we can do it by sharing this article with others. So, please share it.
List of the Deleted Apps
According to the cyber security report, some of the apps were affected by the Joker Malware in a couple of days. So, Google was notified to remove those apps immediately. Here are the 50 apps, affected by the malware and now removed by Google.
- Universal PDF Scanner
- Private Message
- Premium SMS
- Smart Messages
- Text Emoji SMS
- Blood Pressure Checker
- Funny Keyboard
- Memory Silent Camera
- Custom-Themed Keyboard
- Light Messages
- Themes Photo Keyboard
- Send SMS
- Themes Chat Messenger
- Instant Messenger
- Cool Keyboard
- Font Emoji Keyboard
- Mini PDF Scanner
- Smart SMS Messages
- Creative Emoji Keyboard
- Fancy SMS
- Fonts Emoji Keyboard
- Personal Message
- Funny Emoji Message
- Magic Photo Editor
- Professional Messages
- All Photo Translators
- Chat SMS
- Smile Emoji
- Wow Translator
- All Language Translator
- Cool Messages
- Blood Pressure Diary
- Chat Text SMS
- Hi Text SMS
- Emoji Theme Keyboard
- iMessager
- Text SMS
- Camera Translator
- Come Messages
- Painting Photo Editor
- Rich Theme Message
- Quick Talk Message
- Advanced SMS
- Professional Messenger
- Classic Game Messenger
- Style Message
- Private Game Messages
- Timestamp Camera
- Social Message
- Simple Note Scanner
Final Words
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