An Android virus has been installed more than 300,000 times: it comes in these 13 apps

Viruses, or malware, are a threat that causes great concern to users of any technological device with Internet access. Through these, criminals can easily access your camera, microphone, account and other elements and attack your privacy.

Fortunately, it is common to have antivirus installed on computers. However, many users are still unaware of its existence Malware for mobile devices is hidden in even some of the most installed applications.

In the case of Android, a new study has revealed that More than 300,000 people have installed a virus that has been downloaded into an application available in the Google Play store. The malware is called ‘Xamalicious’, and was detected by antivirus company McAfee, which is part of the App Defense Alliance program, in which experts around the world work together to ensure the cyber security of cell phone users. Who ‘Zamlicious’ According to the technology portal ‘ADSL Zone’, what you do on your cell phone is access, through the permissions that the user gives to the app before using it, real-time information on the device, such as location, personal data even more. , The malware is said to be used to commit various types of fraud, such as ‘cash magnet’ applications, which attract adware to infected mobile phones without the user knowing. In the long term, reducing cell phone performance and capacity.

McAfee’s investigation revealed that the first application infected with the virus was available in the official Google Store from 2020. There are 13 in total, and three of them have been installed more than 100,000 times, Mainly in Brazil, Argentina, United Kingdom, United States, Mexico and Colombia. Google Play has already removed the applications from its catalog, but it does not remove them from the devices of those who downloaded them, which, according to data collected by McAfee, was 338,300. Therefore, it is essential that if you have any applications, you remove them from your cell phone immediately.

What are the applications?

The three apps that have over 100,000 downloads per capita, and therefore are most likely to be on your device, are the following:

• 3D Skin Editor for Minecraft PE
• Essential Horoscope for Android
• logo maker pro

Then, between 1,000 and 10,000 cell phones are downloaded:

• auto click repeater
• Calculate Easy Calories Calculator
• sound volume amplifier
• Numerology: Personal Horoscope and Number Predictions
• letter link
  

And finally, with less than 500 installations, the following apps close out the list:

• track your sleep
• Step Keeper: Easy Pedometer
• Astrological Navigator: Daily Horoscope & Tarot
• sound volume booster
• universal calculator
  

The list of apps was collected by ‘Adsl Zone’. Remember that there are applications with similar names or similar functions that are not necessarily infected with viruses. Please check carefully before removing the name.