Google Bans 30 Apps From Its PlayStore, You Should Delete Them Too
You should remove these applications from your Android mobile device immediately.
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A total of 30 apps have been removed from the Google PlayStore.
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Google has removed a total of 30 applications from the Google PlayStore citing malware threats and stating that these apps were pushing unwanted ads and redirecting users to random websites without even clicking on a link.
These applications are some of the most popular ones on the PlayStore, however, due to their malicious nature users have been advised to remove them.
Security researchers at WhiteOps have issued a warning against these apps. It is estimated that more than 20 million users have already downloaded these apps on their phones.
These particular apps were specifically designed to cater to people who use beauty- and selfie-enhancing applications on their phones. Google’s security services embedded in the PlayStore identified these apps and deleted them only a few weeks after they had been rolled out.
There were also some cases reported where the users were not able to delete the app from their phones.
Here’s the list of apps that Google has banned from its platform; if you have any of them, you should delete them immediately:
Yoroko Camera - 100k installs
Solu Camera - 500k installs
Lite Beauty Camera - 1 million installs
Beauty Collage Lite -500k installs
Beauty & Filters Camera - 1 million installs
Photo Collage &Beauty Camera - 100k installs
Beauty Camera Selfie Filter - 10k installs
Gaty Beauty Camera - 500k installs
Pand Selfie Beauty Camera- 50k installs
Caoon Photo Editor& Selfie Beauty Camera - 1 million installs
Benbu Selfie Beauty Camera - 1 million installs
Pinut Selfie Beauty Camera & Photo Editor - 1 million installs
Mood Photo Editor& Selfie Beauty Camera - 500k installs
Rose Photo Editor & Selfie Beauty Camera - 1 million installs
Selife Beauty Camera & Photo Editor - 100k installs
Fog Selfie Beauty Camera - 100k installs
First Selife Beauty Camera & Photo Editor - 500k installs
Vanu Selfie Beauty Camera - 100k installs
Sun Pro Beauty Cameraa - 1 million installs
Funny Sweet Beauty Camera - 500k installs
Little Bee Beauty Camera - 1 million installs
Beauty Camera &Photo Editor Pro - 1 million installs
Grass Beauty Camera -1 million installs
Ele Beauty Camera - 1 million installs
Flower Beauty Camera - 100k installs
Best Selfie Beauty Camera - 1 million installs
Orange Camera - 500k installs
Sunny Beauty Camera -1 million installs
Pro Selfie Beauty Camera - 500k installs
Selfie Beauty Camera Pro - 1 million installs
Elegant Beauty Cam-2019 - 50k installs
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