Suspicious Apps Removed from the Play Store 2024: What You Need to Know. Technology giant Google has removed 13 applications from the Play Store after experts from security company McAfee flagged a harmful bug.
According to experts, this virus in applications is so dangerous that after the app is installed on the device, cyber attackers can gain access to many things while taking control of the user's device. After gaining access, hackers can add spyware or money-stealing banking trojans to the device without the user's knowledge.
It also gives bug hackers the ability to hide apps on the screen, which means the user can't see phone-slowing adware being installed.
McAfee confirmed the detection of this malicious virus in a total of 25 applications, 13 of which are available on Google's Play Store, and more than 3 lakh people have downloaded and installed these apps.
According to McAfee, most of the downloads were made in the US, UK, Brazil, Spain, and Germany.
Those 13 applications are as follows:
Essential Horoscope for Android: 100,000 downloads
3D Skin Editor for PE Minecraft: 100,000 downloads
Logo Maker Pro: 100,000 downloads
Auto Click Repeater: 10,000 downloads
Count Easy Calorie Calculator: 10,000 downloads
Sound Volume Extender: 5,000 downloads
LetterLink: 1,000 downloads
Numerology: Personal Horoscope and Number Predictions, 1,000 Downloads
Step Keeper: Easy Pedometer (500 downloads)
Track Your Sleep: 500 downloads
Sound Volume Booster: 100 downloads
Astrological Navigator: Daily Horoscope and Tarot—100 Downloads
Universal Calculator: 100 downloads