You remember we inform you about more than 60 Android apps with over 100 million Google Play downloads that were discovered to push invasive ads. And this was done without the user’s permission and gather a slew of sensitive information… all without notifying you or asking for permission? This time its about Delete 38 Android Apps.
While that particular security threat is now officially behind us all, the same McAfee researchers have discovered a new and extremely similar one that is wreaking havoc on tens of millions of Android devices around the world.
What is the issue and why to delete 38 Android apps?
Despite the fact that it is a member of the same huge and destructive adware family as the previously identified Goldoson infection. At first appearance, this HiddenAds campaign appears to be less destructive, accomplishing precisely what the name implies.
Specifically, it appears that around 35 million Android users worldwide have recently been served ads in the background of their mobile gaming sessions with the goal of generating illegal revenue for various shady companies and individuals.
That may not appear to have a significant impact on your user experience or data privacy, but anyone who has ever unintentionally installed this type of malware knows how inconvenient it can be to notice your phone slowing down, freezing, or crashing out of nowhere without being able to identify the culprit.
If you’ve recently encountered something similar, it’s probable that your mobile device is infected with “HiddenAds”… or a similar infection, especially if you periodically share such device with a youngster aged 5 to, say, 15.
That’s because every malicious programme discovered to be part of this adware gang emulates or, let’s be honest, outright rips off Mojang’s massively famous Minecraft game. We’re talking about remarkably similar names that employ the terms “block,” “diamond,” “craft,” “sword,” “monster,” “forest,” “builder,” and “rainbow” in slightly different ways to entice the most susceptible mobile customers.
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List of 38 Android apps to delete ASAP.
- Block Rainbow Sword Dragon
- Craft Rainbow Mini Builder
- Block Box Master Diamond
- Craft Sword Mini Fun
- Block Box Skyland Sword
- Block Pro Forrest Diamond
- Block Game Skyland Forrest
- Craft Monster Crazy Sword
- Block Forrest Tree Crazy
- Craft Clever Monster Castle
- Block Monster Diamond Dragon
- Craft World Fun Robo
- Block Pixelart Tree Pro
- Craft Mini Lucky Fun
- Block Earth Skyland World
- Block Rainbow Monster Castle
- Block Fun Rainbow Builder
- Craft Boy Clever Sun
- Block World Tree Monster
- Block Diamond Boy Pro
- Block Lucky Master Earth
- Block Loki Monster Builder
- Block Boy Earth Mini
- Block Crazy Builder City
- Craft Game Earth World
- Block City Fun Diamond
- Craft City Loki Rainbow
- Craft Sword Vip Pixelart
- Block City Dragon Sun
- Craft Loki Forrest Monster
- Lokicraft: Forrest Survival 3D
- Craft Castle Sun Rain
- Craft Lucky Castle Builder
- Craftsman: Building City 2022
- Craft Dragon Diamond Robo
- Craft Rainbow Pro Rain
- Craft Forrest Mini Fun
- Craft Sword City Pro
If you’re considering dismissing this threat as insignificant and irrelevant, don’t.
That’s because the malicious Android apps listed above are listed in order of popularity, beginning with a title that has been downloaded more than 10 million times.
And continuing with three additional titles that have 5 million+ Google Play installations (each).
However, you must be extremely cautious about everything you or your child downloads from the official Play Store on a daily basis. Your phone might need a little spring cleaning. And as soon as possible! This is especially true if you live in the United States, Canada, South Korea, or Brazil, which appear to be the primary targets of this malware-spreading effort.
Google, for its part, appears to have completed its secondary mission of cleaning up the Play Store of these applications despite failing to achieve its core aim of keeping such risks at bay in the first place. But it won’t help if you don’t also find and remove these applications from your devices before they extend their tentacles and begin conducting other dubious background activities than pushing adverts for filthy money.
As per the article published in Indiatoday,
Here is a list of other malicious apps the cybersecurity firm discovered and inform users to uninstall immediately.
- Smart Wifi
- My GPS Location
- Walls light – Wallpapers Pack
- Secret Horoscope
- Big Emoji – Keyboard
- Grad Wallpapers – 3D Backdrops
- Stock Wallpapers – 4K & HD
- EffectMania – Photo Editor
- Art Filter – Deep Photoeffect
- Keyboard – Fun Emoji, Sticker
- Fast Emoji Keyboard
- Create Sticker for Whatsapp
- Math Solver – Camera Helper
- Photopix Effects – Art Filter
- Led Theme – Colorful Keyboard
- Smart QR Scanner
- Image Warp Camera
- Volume Control
- Cat Simulator
- Smart QR Creator
- Colorize Old Photo
- GPS Location Finder
- Media Volume Slider
- Animated Sticker Master
- Colorize Photos
- Smart GPS Location
- Girls Art Wallpaper
- Personality Charging Show
- Sleep Sounds
- QR Creator
- Phi 4K Wallpaper – Anime HD
- Secret Astrology
- Engine Wallpapers – Live & 3D
- Art Girls Wallpaper HD
- GPS Location Maps.
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