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Beware Android users! A malware-laden app is stealing your data; Do THIS to protect yourselves
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Beware Android users! A malware-laden app is stealing your data; Do THIS to protect yourselves

[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...
Do you have Malware on your phone? Beware of THIS app, it steals money; take action now
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Do you have Malware on your phone? Beware of THIS app, it steals money; take action now

[ad_1] Android phone users should keep themselves away from this PDF reader app which sends advertisements to earn money. Know all details about this nasty Android malware app. You might have heard about this app or maybe must have used a similar sounding app - PDF reader app. We are talking about this specific dodgy app named 'PDF Reader - documents viewer' by Fairy Games on Google Play Store, which has become an app of concern for all Android phone users. According to cyber security company Malwarebytes, a newly discovered adware pops up advertisements on your Android smartphone even if the app is not being used. The worrying part is that it has been available on the Google Play Store since November 2021 and has over a mill...