{"id":16865,"date":"2023-12-28T00:09:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T21:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/16865\/these-13-android-apps-are\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T00:09:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T21:09:36","slug":"these-13-android-apps-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=16865","title":{"rendered":"These 13 Android apps are capable of taking over your phone; delete them now!"},"content":{"rendered":"

These 13 Android apps are capable of taking over your phone; delete them now!\u060c<\/p>\n

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Here we go again. THE McAfee Mobile Research Team<\/a> (via Deadline<\/a>) discovered 25 applications containing the Xamalicious malware. Some of these apps were installed directly from the Google<\/a> Play Store and Google removed them even before McAfee publicly disclosed their names. Most of the applications infected by Xamalicious are found in the following categories: games, health, horoscope and productivity.<\/div>\n
If you don't think Apple is against sideloading for security reasons and you just don't want to miss collecting the 30% Apple tax, read this slowly. Although Google has removed Xamalicious-infected apps from the Play Store, McAfee claims that most apps are still available on third-party Android app<\/a> stores. Harking back to the late Steve Jobs' comments, Apple made it clear that allowing sideloading of apps takes those apps out of Apple's purview, thereby preventing it from keeping infected apps out of your iPhone<\/a>. End of the sermon.<\/div>\n
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This Android app infected with Xamalicious malware has been installed more than 10,000 times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Apps infected with Xamalicious malware use “social engineering” to gain accessibility privileges that allow the user's device to communicate with a command-and-control server, all without the owner's knowledge. the device. At this point, a second payload is downloaded to the phone that will “take full control of the device and potentially perform fraudulent actions such as clicking on ads, installing apps, among other financially motivated actions without the user's consent.” 'user “.<\/p>\n

Although the infected apps are no longer available on the Play Store, if you have already installed the apps, you should uninstall them immediately. The 13 apps removed from the Google Play Store include:<\/div>\n
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