The Joker virus has infected some apps on the play store and google has spotted it.
Google has therefore warned android users to delete those apps ASAP!
Google bans 8 apps from the play store because they are embedded with a virus that can steal your details for fraud.
I hope you have heard of the joker virus, well, if you haven’t perhaps don’t know what it is, the joker virus is a computer trojan virus of the malware family call Bread. What it does is to get hidden in some and when downloaded by unsuspecting users, it can authorize operations and hack cell phone bills through those infected apps.
This virus can be used to hack and empty your bank account while you sleep, that is its objective.
Victims of this app over the years has been shockprised by undefined extravagant fees from their account exceeding €245 and more other billings and subscriptions.
This app has been Google play store’s headache for almost a decade as they always trace and mash it out anytime it pops up on the apps downloading platform. It was thrashed out in 2020 but it’s an unwelcome comeback in 2021 that has sparked more fears in android users.
Currently, the hunt for the infected apps on the Google play store is showing results as the Belgium Police department of cybercrime detected googles withdrawal of these 8 apps that are currently suffering from the virus.
According to Belgium police, the new version of the joker can access your messages, contacts, and other apps on your phone.
WHAT ARE THE 8 APPS REMOVED FROM THE PLAY STORE?
Below are the apps you must delete with immediate effect if you have them on your cell phone to avoid being hacked.
- Auxiliary message
- Element scanner
- Fast magic SMS
- Free Camscanner
- Go Messages
- Super SMS
- Super message
- Travel wallpapers
Any of the aforementioned apps will install spyware into your cell phone and access your privacy without your consent.
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