Immediate Action Required: Remove These Dangerous Apps from Your Android Device to Safeguard Privacy
Over the years, Android users and malware have become an unbeatable duo for all the wrong reasons. And the latest concern has to do with a few apps available on Google’s Play Store that are capable of stealing personal information and even recording phone calls.
Google has spoken about the need to prevent malicious apps from entering the Play Store, but the repeated cases of new threats raise questions about its general operation.
The latest information from ESET researchers quoted in this report is about a new malware called VajraSpy that has been detected in 12 malicious apps, and Google’s biggest concern is that six of these apps had been around for more than 2 years. The company seems to have removed these 6 apps, but they are available in other app stores, which means people still need to be careful and avoid downloading them on their Android phones.
6 Android apps found by VajraSpy on Google Play Store
– Private Talk
– Let’s talk
– Quick chat
– Chat conversation
– Rafaqat
– Meet me
Google tends to act when security researchers inform or report on these apps. However, the company is supposed to make its Play Protect mechanism foolproof so that such incidents don’t happen in the first place. It is becoming more and more clear that users have to make an effort themselves to avoid using such apps, which can steal data and record calls, which means that all your data is available to a hacker.
So what to do to avoid installing malicious apps? Most importantly, always install apps from genuine app stores, limit sideloading of apps to only known publishers, and lastly, keep your device updated to the latest version to protect it from potential threats.
