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Keep Your Devices Safe Today By Avoiding These Sneaky Playstore Apps by Creg7: 12:40pm On Jan 17, 2020
Are you always concerned about your device safety and privacy? Do you want to ensure you can keep your device as safe as possible from all kinds of sketchy apps? Are you tired of constantly being interrupted by unsolicited ads when running certain programs? Well, this article is for you; it lists 16 sneaky Google Play apps to avoid on your device.
On Tuesday, cybersecurity company, Bitdefender, identified around 17 Google Play apps that employ a variety of tricks to show users series of unwanted ads. App developers have come up with various kinds of tricks to effectively evade Google security protections that cover the applications space.
This is done by employing certain sneaky tactics like flashing ads at random times and spreading their code across multiple files. As at the time of this article, Google had been notified of these apps “and the reported apps are being taken offline,” according to Bitdefender. Although the apps are not particularly malicious, they smuggle themselves into Google Play and evade Google’s vetting system by using tactics that are more known with malware.
Complaints from certain users said that running these apps drained their cell battery quickly, while also displaying unwanted ads. These apps include:

1. Car racing 2019
2. Background 4K HD
3. 4K Wallpaper (Background 4K Full HD)
4. QR Code Reader & Barcode Scanner Pro
5. File Manager Pro – Manager SD Card/Explorer
6. VMOWO City: Speed Racing 3D
7. Screen Stream Mirroring
8. Barcode Scanner
9. QR Code – Scan & Read a Barcode
10. Period Tracker – Cycle ovulation women’s
11. Wallpapers 4K, Backgrounds HD
12. Transfer Data Smart
13. Explorer File Manager
14. Today Weather Radar
15. Mobnet.io: Big Fish Frenzy
16. Clock LED

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Re: Keep Your Devices Safe Today By Avoiding These Sneaky Playstore Apps by bravesoul247(m): 7:31pm On Jan 17, 2020
No matter the device anyone uses, these apps will still lag
Re: Keep Your Devices Safe Today By Avoiding These Sneaky Playstore Apps by drwoodr007: 12:35pm On Jan 19, 2020
Thank OP for this information.
Re: Keep Your Devices Safe Today By Avoiding These Sneaky Playstore Apps by andelawhite: 12:49pm On Jan 19, 2020
Nice one OP. More of this kinda threads.
Re: Keep Your Devices Safe Today By Avoiding These Sneaky Playstore Apps by Ejadike(m): 8:46pm On Jan 19, 2020
Very useful info
Re: Keep Your Devices Safe Today By Avoiding These Sneaky Playstore Apps by AmadorSays: 1:40pm On Jan 20, 2020
Thanks for this information
Re: Keep Your Devices Safe Today By Avoiding These Sneaky Playstore Apps by AmadorSays: 1:41pm On Jan 20, 2020
bravesoul247:
No matter the device anyone uses, these apps will still lag
so it's irrespective of whether your device has a good ram or not?
Re: Keep Your Devices Safe Today By Avoiding These Sneaky Playstore Apps by Mohbola(f): 5:44pm On Jan 21, 2020
Nice info

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