Google bans 8 dangerous apps from Play Store; DELETE them from your phone now, check list
Recently Google identified some of these malicious apps and advised users to uninstall these apps immediately.
Google has removed as many as 8 dangerous apps from Play Store that were disguised as cryptocurrency mining apps following a report from Security firm Trend Micro.
These apps lure innocent users by promises of big profits with investing a little money.
The apps are -
(1) BitFunds – Crypto Cloud Mining
(2) Bitcoin Miner – Cloud Mining
(3) Bitcoin (BTC) – Pool Mining Cloud Wallet
(4) Crypto Holic – Bitcoin Cloud Mining
(5) Daily Bitcoin Rewards – Cloud Based Mining Systpem
(6) Bitcoin 2021
(7) MineBit Pro - Crypto Cloud Mining & btc miner
(8) Ethereum (ETH) - Pool Mining Cloud
How to recognise a fake cryptomining app:
- You should read the apps reviews carefully as fake apps will receive numerous 5-star reviews once they are released publicly.
- As per the security firm if an app accepts an invalid wallet address and performs follow-up operations, then it could be a fake app.
- Another way to know whther the app you are using is genuine or fake is by restarting the device while the app is running. If the app stops working in the background after the device is restarted then it could be fake.
- The firm said if the app is accepting free withdrawals then it could be fake as the transfer of cryptocurrency requires a handling fee, which is relatively high compared to what is typically made from cloud mining.
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