Android phones in trouble! Malware crept into these 11 apps

Android users smarten up. Another batch of apps infected with a dangerous Trojan horse has been discovered in the official Google Play app store. More specifically, 11 malicious applications were detected that serve as distributors of dangerous code capable of stealing sensitive user data. If you have any of these apps, get rid of them asap.

Another batch of dangerous apps in Google Play

Even though the Google Play app store has a fairly good security, every now and then some dangerous app penetrates its network. Eleven infected programs have now been detected, and the website reported on this fact Dr. Web focusing on cyber security. The dangerous Trojan horse “Android.FakeApp.1669” is found in these apps.

Applications disguise themselves as useful helpers in the field of finance or planning, but also as a cookbook, for example. In fact, they contain hidden code that redirects users to unwanted pages and can steal their personal data. Infected apps show a total of over 2 million downloads, so quite a lot of users are at risk.

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“Android.FakeApp.1669” introduces itself

These apps contain the “Android.FakeApp.1669” Trojan, which belongs to the infamous “Android.FakeApp” malware family. It appeared for the first time in 2018, when it was registered in a fake Uber service application, and a few months later, this trojan targeted Facebook users. Since then, these miscreants have appeared on the air from time to time, like now.

Delete these apps:

• Split it: Checks and Tips: 1,000,000+ downloads (still available on Google Play)
• FlashPage parser: 500,000+ downloads (still available on Google Play)
• BeYummy – your cookbook: 100,000+ downloads (still available on Google Play)
• Memogen: 100,000+ (deleted)
• Display Moving Message: 100,000+ downloads (still available on Google Play)
• WordCount: 100,000+ downloads (still available on Google Play)
• Goal Achievement Planner: 100,000+ downloads (still available on Google Play)
• DualText Compare: 100,000+ downloads (still available on Google Play)
• Travel Memo: 100,000+ downloads (deleted)
• DessertDreams Recipes: 50,000+ downloads (still available on Google Play)
• Score Time: 10,000+ downloads (deleted)

Over 2 million potential victims

Out of the 11 dangerous apps mentioned above, 8 of them are still in Google Play and as you can see, they have more than two million downloads together. If you have any of them, don’t hesitate for a second to delete it and factory reset your phone to be safe.

It is obviously not completely safe even in the official application store, and it is definitely not a good idea to have software on your phone that will help with the detection of dangerous applications. Be sure to think about mobile antivirus and we also recommend reading our detailed guide.