We recently came across 2 malicious Joker family malware applications on Google Play Store — the company was quick to remove these malicious applications from their store based on our report. These two applications, namely “Easy QR Scanner” and “Free Translator” have more than 10k installs each. What is Joker Malware? Joker is spyware which […]
The Government of India launched a mobile application called Aarogya Setu for easy contact tracing of people during the Covid-19 pandemic. It has a record-breaking number of downloads in a very short span of time on Google Play Store. As per government stats, it has more than 10 crore registered users and the number is […]
As the Coronavirus spreads across countries creating fear across the globe, everybody wants to stay on top of any information related to it wanting to remain safe and away from infected people. Malware authors are also taking advantage of this situation. Previously on the Android Playstore, there were many applications present which claimed that they could provide Coronavirus […]
Quick Heal Security Labs reported 29 malicious apps found on Google Play Store, which have a collective download count of more than 10 Millions. Google was quick enough to remove these malicious apps from Play Store immediately. One of the Apps from this set, named “Multiapp multiple accounts simultaneously” has crossed 5 million installs already. Fig. 1– […]