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Google removed 22 apps from play store. Uninstall them immediately to protect the phone

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Google has removed these 22 apps from Play Store, delete immediately if you have any on your smartphone

Google recently removed 22 apps from its Play Store. The search giant removed the apps after security researcher Sophos found that these apps are being used for ad fraud by hackers. The list includes some of the popular apps like Sparkle Flashlight with 1 million-plus downloads. “From the user’s perspective, these apps drain their phone’s battery and may cause data overages as the apps are constantly running and communicating with servers in the background. Furthermore, the devices are fully controlled by the C2 server and can potentially install any malicious modules upon the instructions of the server,” warned the Sophos report.

Here’s the entire list of 22 apps. Read and immediately delete the ones that you have on your smartphone from the list.
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Sparkle FlashLight

Minimum downloads: 1,000,000

Maximum downloads: 5,000,000

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Snake Attack
3/23
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Snake Attack

Minimum downloads: 100,000

Maximum downloads: 500,000

Math Solver
4/23
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Math Solver

Minimum downloads: 50,000

Maximum downloads: 100,000

Tak A Trip
5/23
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Tak A Trip

Minimum downloads: 50,000

Maximum downloads: 1,00,000

Magnifeye
6/23
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Magnifeye

Minimum downloads: 50,000

Maximum downloads: 1,00,000

Join Up
7/23
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Join Up

Minimum downloads: 50,000

Maximum downloads: 1,00,000

Zombie Killer
8/23
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Zombie Killer

Minimum downloads: 1,00,000

Maximum downloads: 5,00,000

Space Rocket
9/23
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Space Rocket

Minimum downloads: 10,000

Maximum downloads: 50,000

Neon Pong
10/23
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Neon Pong

Minimum downloads: 10,000

Maximum downloads: 50,000

Just Flashlight
11/23
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Just Flashlight

Minimum downloads: 1,00,000

Maximum downloads: 5,00,000

Table Soccer
12/23
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Table Soccer

Minimum downloads: 50,000

Maximum downloads: 1,00,000

Cliff Diver
13/23
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Cliff Diver

Minimum downloads: 10,000

Maximum downloads: 50,000

Box Stack
14/23
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Box Stack

Minimum downloads: 10,000

Maximum downloads: 50,000

Jelly Slice
15/23
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Jelly Slice

Minimum downloads: 10,000

Maximum downloads: 50,000

AK Blackjack
16/23
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AK Blackjack

Minimum downloads: 10,000

Maximum downloads: 50,000

Color Tiles
17/23
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Color Tiles

Minimum downloads: 10,000

Maximum downloads: 50,000

Animal Match
18/23
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Animal Match

Minimum downloads: 10,000

Maximum downloads: 50,000

Roulette Mania
19/23
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Roulette Mania

Minimum downloads: 10,000

Maximum downloads: 50,000

HexaFall
20/23
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HexaFall

Minimum downloads: 10,000

Maximum downloads: 50,000

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