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Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by phonedaddy: 9:25am On Feb 06, 2019 |
Editing photos on your smartphone is now quick and easy, thanks to numerous photo apps. But apparently, there were also some applications on the Google Play Store that were after your pictures. The security company Trend Micro has found 29 apps in the Play Store aimed at generating user traffic and stealing their photos. Meanwhile, Google has removed the fraudulent apps from the Play Store, but they have been downloaded millions of times before and have already done a lot of damage. The apps are listed in the Security Center as "AndroidOS_BadCamera.HRX" and are initially inconspicuous immediately after installation. A little later, however, some of them download fraudulent or pornographic content and show it as a full-frame display when unlocking the smartphone. Others try to lure users to counterfeit websites to get personal information. Furthermore, the apps upload the images of users to private servers if they want to apply a filter to a photo using the photo editing app, for example. Since this function is usually not included at all, the user gets an error message that he should download an update for the app. Also, some free video players were among the suspicious apps. How did the apps get onto the Play Store? As Trend Micro's detailed analysis shows, the apps have flown under the radar of Google's Play Protect security system by hiding the malicious code in encrypted packages. In addition, they had been coded twice using the Base64 method. Am I affected? Along with the malware analysis, Trend Micro has of course also published a list of apps that you can use to check if you might be affected: These are the malfunctioning apps Emoji Camera Artistic effect filter Art Editor beauty camera Selfie Camera Pro Horizon Beauty Camera Super Camera Art Effects for Photo Awesome Cartoon Art Type Filter Photo Art Filter Photo Effcts cartoon effect art effect photo editor Wallpapers HD Magic Art Filter Photo Editor Fill Art Photo Editor Art Flip Photo Editing kind of filter Cartoon Art Photo Prizma Photo Effect Cartoon Art Photo Filter fixture art effect Photo Art Effect Cartoon Photo Filter WATCH OUT!!! http://www.infinix.club/ng/forum/396/992632 9 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by edrys(m): 8:21pm On Feb 06, 2019 |
It's been a while |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by SoftDealz: 11:54pm On Feb 06, 2019 |
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Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by alexiskenny: 7:47am On Feb 07, 2019 |
Thank God I don't download those bullshit 16 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by bluefilm: 7:48am On Feb 07, 2019 |
Google and banning eh... |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by gerrardomendes(m): 7:49am On Feb 07, 2019 |
Buhari may have been right. This is the kind of technology used in making the gandollars video. 14 Likes |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by Wantedmiller: 7:49am On Feb 07, 2019 |
It will only be stealing Ladies pictures......... It is almost their app Everything is filter...... 18 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by iamJ(m): 7:50am On Feb 07, 2019 |
See how I was slowly Checking the names, I nor wan hear say Dem |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by Justfunkira(m): 7:51am On Feb 07, 2019 |
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Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by sammysmiles(m): 7:51am On Feb 07, 2019 |
All those photo addict,,,,, must definitely be user's of these malicious apps...��� |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by Triangles1(m): 7:51am On Feb 07, 2019 |
Corruption every where, does girls that like private Snapchat inside bathroom........ Gbregen gennnn. |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by Kelvin30286063(m): 7:52am On Feb 07, 2019 |
It has started! |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by Bossontop(m): 7:53am On Feb 07, 2019 |
E nor consyn me na........na all those Instagram slay queens suppose dey cry by now 2 Likes
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Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by michlins(m): 7:53am On Feb 07, 2019 |
None of these apps have made it into my phone |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by gurunlocker: 7:54am On Feb 07, 2019 |
Ladies will be more affected.... Which guy get time for this type of apps 1 Like |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by oluwafrosh65: 7:54am On Feb 07, 2019 |
good move by Google |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by vickylincon(m): 7:55am On Feb 07, 2019 |
I have beauty plus |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by seunlayi(m): 7:56am On Feb 07, 2019 |
I don't trust many o f those apps |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by tuzle(m): 7:57am On Feb 07, 2019 |
When last did I take a picture with my phone talk less of editing 7 Likes |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by abumeinben(m): 7:58am On Feb 07, 2019 |
edrys: As in ehn....good posts are scarce these days. 1 Like |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by Nobody: 7:59am On Feb 07, 2019 |
Data scrapping is really one of the best monitization means in tech industry 1 Like |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by itiswellandwell: 8:09am On Feb 07, 2019 |
Na ladies get this news |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by Quality20(m): 8:12am On Feb 07, 2019 |
gerrardomendes:Honestly o. that ganduje technology is really unknown to me too. The tech is strong |
Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by dierich: 8:12am On Feb 07, 2019 |
when will all this stealing stop. we are still battling with pant stealing o. Abeg make we rest o. Kilode, ogini |
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Re: Google Bans 29 Apps That May Have Stolen Your Photos by Nobody: 8:13am On Feb 07, 2019 |
Google itself is the biggest culprit |
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