Google downloads 29 Android photo apps for scams

Google withdrew 29 εφαρμογές από το Play Store, επειδή έκλεβαν φωτογραφίες και προωθούν απάτες. Μερικές από αυτές έχουν εκατομμύρια downloads. Δείτε την λίστα μήπως έχετε κατεβάσει κάποια από αυτές και αν ναι διαγράψτε την αμέσως.

Android

Google still faces malicious Android apps that manage to slip out of the Play Store despite improvements has done recently in the security code.

In this case, the company recently withdrew from the Play Store 29 applications for cameras and photos after it became clear that they were intended to promote annoying ads, scams and even steal content. These applications promoted full-screen ads, including pornography, and some of them used phishing scams to steal your personal information under the guise of contests.

Another photo apps claimed to be able to beautify your photos, but in reality it was just stealing the photos you uploaded.

According to Trend Micro, applications used multiple aka packers to prevent analysis, as well as deep encryption for remote servers. There is also the possibility that you will find it difficult to delete them.

The problem is that these applications were quite popular before Google removed them. In total, 11 of the applications have been downloaded more than 100.000 times, and three of them more than a million times, which means that the victims are many.

And as we've said before, since Google can't find a way to catch these apps in their infancy, for every that you download you should monitor it and keep an eye out for suspicious activity.

The list of malicious Android applications is as follows:

Package Name Facilities
com.beauty.camera.years.pro Pro Camera Beauty 1,000,000+
com.cartoon.art.photo.ygy.camera Cartoon Art Photo 1,000,000+
com.lyrebirdstudio.emoji_camera Emoji Camera 1,000,000+
art. eff..photo.editor Artistic effect Filter 500,000+
art.filter.editor.imge Art Editor 100,000+
com.beauty.camera.project.cloud Beauty Camera 100,000+
com.selfie.camerapro.pro Selfie Camera Pro 100,000+
com.camera.beauty.kwok.horizon Horizon Beauty Camera 100,000+
com.camera.ygysuper.photograph Super Camera 100,000+
com.effects.art.photo.for.self Art Effects for Photo 100,000+
com.solidblack.awesome.cartoon

.art.pics.photo.editor

Awesome Cartoon Art 100,000+
com.photoeditor.artfilterphoto Art Filter Photo 50,000+
com.photocorner.artfilter.arteffect.prizma Art Filter Photo Effcts 10,000+
com.picfix.cartoonphotoeffects Cartoon Effect 10,000+
com.picsartitude.arteffect Art Effect 10,000+
com.csmart.photoframelab Photo Editor 5,000+
com.wallpapers.nuclear.hd.hd3d

.best.live.nuclear

Wallpapers HD 5,000+
com.perfectmakeup.magicartfilter

.photoeditor.selfiecamera

Magic Art Filter Photo Editor 5,000+
appworld.fillartphotoeditor. Fill Art Photo Editor 1,000+
com.artflipphotoediting ArtFlipPhotoEditing 1,000+
com.artphoto.artfilter.artpiczone Art Filter 1,000+
com.photoeditor.cartoonphoto Cartoon Art Photo 1,000+
com.photoeditor.prismaeffects Prizma Photo Effect 1,000+
com.cmds.artphotofiltereffect Cartoon Art Photo Filter 100+
com.latestnewappzone.photoartfiltereditor Art Filter Photo Editor 100+
com.livewallpaperstudio.pixture pixture 100+
app.pixelworlds.arteffect Art Effect 50+
timepassvideostatus.photoarteffect

.cartoonpainteffect

Photo Art Effect 10+
com.techbuzz.cartoonfilter Cartoon Photo Filter 5+

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