Researchers from Trend Micro labs have found 29 photo editing and beauty apps in the Google Play Store containing code equipped for performing malicious task in users phone.
The malicious app have been as of now downloaded by 4 million users before Google expelled it from play store.
We found a few beauty camera apps (detected as AndroidOS_BadCamera.HRX) on Google Play that are fit for getting to remote remote ad configuration servers that can be utilized for malicious purposes.said in the blog entry published by Trend Micro researchers.
The applications once installed quickly won't demonstrate any suspicious conduct until users try to delete the application. After that, it will make an easy route and hide its icon from the application list.
The applications additionally use packers to keep them from being broke down.
Some applications push full-screen advertisements on users device for deceitful or pornographic content at whatever point users open their devices.
Some apps divert users to a phishing site and try to take their own data. users are deceived by saying they have won some challenge and asks their personal data, for example, locations and mobile numbers etc.
Researchers also found another set of photo filter or beauty apps containing malicious codes which transfer users photos to a remote server controlled by the attacker.
In these applications as opposed to appearing of the final result of the edited photo,users are shown fake update brief in 9 different languages which then is diverted to a phishing site.
Users are advised to check the authenticity of the applications before downloading it. Always check the reviews of the applications before downloading it and avoid installation if any suspicious conduct were accounted for.
Here's 29 photo editing and beauty apps you should uninstall Immediately:-
- Pro Camera Beauty
- Photo Editor
- Beauty Camera
- Art Filter Photo Effcts
- Art Effect
- Cartoon Effect
- Cartoon Art Photo
- Artistic effect Filter
- Emoji Camera
- Art Editor
- Cartoon Photo Filter
- Art Effect
- Photo Art Effect
- Fill Art Photo Editor
- Pixture
- Cartoon Art Photo
- Wallpapers HD
- Art Filter Photo Editor
- Cartoon Art Photo Filter
- Prizma Photo Effect
- Art Filter
- ArtFlipPhotoEditing
- Magic Art Filter Photo Editor
- Art Filter Photo
- Awesome Cartoon Art
- Art Effects for Photo
- Super Camera
- Horizon Beauty Camera
- Selfie Camera Pro
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