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These Battery Saving Apps Have MALWARE, Here Are The List And Uninstall ASAP! by Uchetechs(m): 4:43pm On Nov 07, 2018 |
From the 29 apps infected with malware, most of them are clean master apps for Android which clean junks and boost your device. Such apps are of higher demands daily since most Android phones get slower over time. Since this is the case, such apps when downloaded, take advantage of the user and collect information or distributing malware to the device as backdoors. According to We Live Security blog owned by ESET, these Battery saver apps and horoscope apps where found to be infected by Trojan malware that controls the app remotely after gaining access to the victim's phone. Although ESET notified Google about these dangerous apps and them where removed, they concluded that more than 30,00 users must have installed such application on their phone. 'Unlike the increasingly prevalent malicious apps relying purely on impersonating legitimate financial institutions and displaying bogus login screens, these apps belong to the category of sophisticated mobile banking malware with complex functionality and a heavy focus on stealth,' We Live Security wrote in a blog post. 29 APPS FOUND WITH MALWARE THIS NOVEMBER 2018 Apps with Malware [img]https://1.bp..com/-Zo_V7deTew4/W-LycgfZkWI/AAAAAAAAPyQ/A0M6XLREEBEt93zxe6yTVEsYv-o43tP-gCEwYBhgL/s320/malware%2Bapps2.jpg[/img] ESET discovered that 29 apps were infected with malware, and this includes; Power Manager I am sure majority of us have installed unknown battery saver applications on our device and some might have these malare without us even knowing. BUT don't worry, here is how to get rid of them! HOW TO REMOVE THESE MALWARE APPS Head to settings on your phone Click on General Settings (Varies with each device) Click on Application manager Uninstall 'We also advise you to check your bank account for suspicious transactions and consider changing your internet banking password/PIN code,' the researchers said. Source and More Info Here >> https://www.uchetechs.com/2018/11/these-apps-have-malware-and-are.html |
Re: These Battery Saving Apps Have MALWARE, Here Are The List And Uninstall ASAP! by newjosboy: 5:33pm On Nov 07, 2018 |
I was a victim, downloaded a cleaner app in my tecno phone, because of the serious problems I encountered, I was thinking tecno phones are bad. I vowed never to buy tecno again. Now I know why I had those problems. |
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