These 63 apps with millions of downloads are full of malware: delete them from your mobile

They have discovered more than 60 malware-infected Android apps. Get rid of them as soon as possible.

Cybersecurity experts from McAfee have discovered a collection made up of more than 60 applications infected with a new type of malware, which would have been downloaded over a hundred million times through the Google Play Store. The malware was capable of obtain sensitive data of the victim’s device and carry out hacking attacks ad fraud.

Unlike what has happened in previous similar malware campaigns, the developers of the applications did not seem to be aware of infecting users’ devices with the malware, since it this one was hidden in a bookstore frequently used.

The apps were downloaded more than 100 million times through Google Play

In the report, the experts explain that the library hid the malware, dubbed “Goldoson”. he is able to get a list of installed apps on the device, a history of devices connected via Bluetooth or WiFi or location data via GPS. Similarly, malware is capable of carry out advertising fraudconsisting of show ads and click them in the backgroundwithout knowledge or interaction necessary on the part of the user.

In total there are more than 60 infected apps that have been downloaded more than 100 million times through Google Play, and more than 8 million times through ONE Store, a very popular app store in South Korea.