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Mcafee: Remove These Malicious Android Apps From Your Phone Right Now

According To Published Reports, Mcafee Has Identified Several Malicious Programs In The Google Play Store.

These apps, downloaded over 100 million times, collect information from users’ smartphones without permission.

This security company has warned users to immediately delete the mentioned applications from their smartphones.

A new Android malware called Goldoson has infiltrated the Google Play app store through 60 reputable apps that have been downloaded more than 100 million times. This nasty malware is part of a third-party library used by all 60 apps whose designers have unknowingly added the targeted code to their apps.

New Android malware called Goldoson

According to the McAfee research team that identified Goldsun, this malware can collect information about installed applications, devices connected to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and the user’s location. Additionally, it can commit ad fraud by clicking ads in the context without user consent.

Google has recently removed 36 malicious Android apps from the Google Play store. These applications performed actions without users’ permission on their devices. McAfee has detected these programs.

Program name Number of downloads Condition
com. lotte-members.Android 10M+  Updated*
com.Monthly23.SwipeBrickBreaker 10M+ Removed**
com. realbyteapps. moneymanagerfree 10M+ Updated*
com. Skt. Map. ku 10M+ Updated*
kr.co.lottecinema.lcm 10M+ Updated*
com.  music. genie music 10M+ Updated*
com. culture and.ver2 5M+ Updated*
com. stretch.gomplayerko 5M+ Updated*
com. mega box. mop 5M+ Removed**
kr.co.payment 5M+ Updated*
sick. wiki 5M+ Removed**
com. apps nine.compass 1M+ Removed**
com. got. gom audio 1M+ Updated*
com. stretch.got 1M+ Updated*
com. guninnuri.Sunday 1M+ Updated*
com. itemmania.mi app 1M+ Removed**
com. lotte world. Android.lottemagicpass 1M+ Updated*
com.Monthly23.BounceBrickBreaker 1M+ Removed**
com.Monthly23.InfiniteSlice 1M+ Removed**
com. pump.noraebang 1M+ Updated*
com. some cloud. someone 1M+ Removed**
com. white crow. Metroid 1M+ Updated*
kr. co.GoodTVBible 1M+ Removed**
kr.co.happy mobile.happy screen 1M+ Updated*
kr.co.rinasoft.howuse 1M+ Removed**
mafia. Driving. free 1M+ Removed**
com.wtwoo.girlsinger.world cup 500K+ Updated*
kr.ac.fspmobile.cu 500K+ Removed**
com. apps nine.audio recorder 100K+ Removed**
com. camera.camera 100K+ Removed**
com. culture and. plus 100K+ Updated*
com. do works.simple_air 100K+ Removed**
com. lotte world.ticket.souls 100K+ Updated*
com.Monthly23.LevelUpSnakeBall 100K+ Removed**
com. np. playgirl 100K+ Removed**
com.note.app.memory memo 100K+ Removed**
com.player.pb.stream 100K+ Removed**
com. realbyteapps. money 100K+ Updated*
com. wish to poke. fanfiction 100K+ Removed**
marish.elder815.ecloud 100K+ Updated*
com.  Strix. cinema 50K+ Updated*
com. gold. ticket office 50K+ Updated*
com. lotte world.ticket.aquarium 50K+ Updated*
com. lotte world.ticket.waterpark 50K+ Updated*
com. Skt. Skag.l001mtm091 50K+ Removed**
org. How company. random number 50K+ Updated*
com. ago. loader 10K+ Removed**
com.gomtv.gomaudio.pro 10K+ Updated*
com.NineGames.SwipeBrickBreaker2 10K+ Removed**
com. notice. safe home 10K+ Removed**
kr. therapy.truncheon 10K+ Removed**
com.curation.catholic 5K+ Removed**
com.  Strix.nine cube 5K+ Updated*
com.p2e.tia.TNT 5K+ Removed**
com. health.best care 1K+ Removed**
com. nine games. solitaire 1K+ Removed**
com. notice. new safe 1K+ Removed**
com. notice. cash note 1K+ Removed**
com. tdi. data one 1K+ Removed**
com. ting.existing 500+ Removed**
com. ting.tying search 50+ Removed**
com.celeb.tube.krieshachu 50+ Removed**
com. player.yeonhagoogokka 10+ Removed**

Meanwhile, other apps received new updates to avoid being identified as malicious agents. You can see the list and complete details of these applications here.

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