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