Google pays special attention to security and privacy to its consumer and that is why the company regularly removes the malicious apps from the Play store. Tech giant Google has once again done the same. Google has deleted a total of 17 apps infected with Joker malware from the Google Play store. All these apps can become a crisis for consumer safety.
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The same Zscaler security researcher Viral Gandhi has shared information about these 17 apps through his blog. On Joker malware, researcher says it somehow takes the way to be present on the Play store, while the company is always monitoring it. According to the same report, all these 17 apps can be used for SMS, contact, device information and premium wireless app protocol means signup for WAP.
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Most of these are scanner apps that are commonly used. In addition, the list of deleted apps also includes messaging and photo editing apps. Here we are giving a list of these 17 apps and if any of these apps are present in your phone, install it now.
Check out the list of 17 deleted apps here:
1. All Good PDF Scanner 2. Direct Messenger 3. Mint Leaf Message-Your Private Message 4. Tangram App Lock 5. Unique Keyboard - Fancy Fonts & Free Emoticons 6. Private SMS 7. Style Photo Collage 8. One Sentence Translator - Multifunctional Translator 9. Meticulous Scanner 10. Care Message 11. Desire Translate 12. Talent Photo Editor - Blur focus 13. Part Message 14. Paper Doc Scanner 15. Blue Scanner 16. Hummingbird PDF Converter - Photo to PDF 17. All Good PDF Scanner
Let's tell you that this didn't happen the first time Google has removed the malicious apps. Rather, the company always monitors them and the work of filtering these apps continues. But even after the company's efforts, this time joker was able to break the security of the Play store, a new variant of malware. The same apps have been deleted.