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[ad_1] ESET, a cybersecurity software company, revealed that a malicious app was found in the Google Play Store and has been gathering data from Android users since September 2021!The app is dubbed iRecorder – Screen Recorder, with 50000 downloads, and was found stealing Android users' data since September 19, 2021. According to ESET, “On September 19th, 2021, the iRecorder - Screen Recorder app was first uploaded to the store without any harmful features. However, it appears that dangerous functionality was later added; this was most likely the case with version 1.3.8, which was released in August 2022.” The report added, “The malicious code that was added to the trojan-free version of iRecorder is based on the open-source AhMyth Android RAT (remote access trojan) and has been customiz...

[ad_1] Are you an Android smartphone user? What do you do to speed up your phone? There are several third party mobile apps which can be installed in your Android device to make it run fast. Notably, not all the apps you install from the Google Play Store are safe. And now Google is planning to crack down on apps that claim to speed up your phone. "Third-party “speed booster” apps can actually end up doing more harm than good, which is why Google is preparing to crack down on them with changes in Android 14 and a warning to app developers on Google Play," a blog post by Esper stated.Why it is recommended to not to use speed booster appsAccording to the blog post, a lot is being said about the efficacy of 'task killer' apps that claim to improve the performance of your Android device. H...

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