Android smartphone users alert! Remove these 9 apps with hidden Trojan virus
The Android ecosystem has encountered a new batch of virus that hide themselves in applications. While Google Play Store may have removed these apps, users who might have downloaded the apps should also delete them from their device in order to steer clear from any further compromise. A cybersecurity service provider, DrWeb has published a new report showcasing the discovery of malicious apps on Google Play Store that steal Facebook users’ logins and passwords. After that, this JavaScript, using the methods provided through the JavascriptInterface annotation, passed stolen login and password to the trojan applications, which then transferred the data to the attackers’ C&C server. Here’s the list of applications flagged by the cyber security service provider: Processing Photo by the developer chikumburahamilton App Lock Keep from the developer Sheralaw Rence Rubbish Cleaner from the developer SNT.rbcl Horoscope Daily from the developer HscopeDaily momo Horoscope Pi from the developer Talleyr Shauna App Lock Manager from the developer Implummet col Lockit Master from the developer Enali mchicolo Inwell Fitness from the developer Reuben Germaine PIP Photo by the developer Lillians EditorPhotoPip was another app that was removed from the Play Store much earlier.
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