McAfee‘s cybersecurity team detected 13 malicious mobile applications that threatened Android users. Although these applications appeared to be beneficial, they actually contained harmful malware. These harmful applications were reported to Google and were immediately removed from the Google Play Store. However, users should be cautious and check if any of these applications were previously installed on their devices. It is important to remove any such applications immediately if found on your device.
List of Detected Harmful Applications
Here are the detected applications:
- Count Easy Calorie Calculator
- Logo Maker Pro
- Essential Horoscope for Android
- 3D Skin Editor for PE Minecraft
- Auto Click Repeater
- LetterLink
- NUMEROLOGY: PERSONAL HOROSCOPE & NUMBER PREDICTIONS
- Track Your Sleep
- Universal Calculator
- Step Keeper: Easy Pedometer
- Sound Volume Extender
- Sound Volume Booster
- Astrological Navigator: Daily Horoscope & Tarot
While some of these applications have been downloaded more than 100,000 times, others are less popular and have only been downloaded hundreds of times.
