McAfee researchers have found 38 Android apps that can infect your phone with malware, Phonerena reports.
Smartphones are always at risk of getting infected with malware. Malware can find its way to your device in many ways, but downloading a malicious file or app is the most common way of it. In one of the latest cases, McAfee Mobile Research Team came up with a “HiddenAds” campaign that includes 38 Android games that were discovered on the Google Play Store.
As the name suggests, these Android games can run advertising in the background and generate illicit revenue for creators. According to a McAfee report, these apps are installed by at least 35 million users worldwide, and some of them even have over 10 million downloads. Additionally, the United States, Canada, South Korea, and Brazil are the most affected regions.
These infected Android games can load up your phone with malware, McAfee says
Running ads in the background without permission can create an unfavorable experience for users. For example, it can slow down the device, cause sudden crashes, and freeze the device while playing a game. Identifying the roots of the issue is also hard in such cases.
McAfee says they have reported infected apps to Google, and none exist in the Play Store anymore. However, if you’ve already installed any of these Android apps, you should promptly remove them from your device.
Here is the list of the infected Android games:
Block Box Master Diamond
Craft Sword Mini Fun
Block Box Skyland Sword
Craft Monster Crazy Sword
Block Pro Forrest Diamond
Block Game Skyland Forrest
Block Rainbow Sword Dragon
Craft Rainbow Mini Builder
Block Forrest Tree Crazy
Craft Clever Monster Castle
Block Monster Diamond Dragon
Craft World Fun Robo
Block Pixelart Tree Pro
Craft Mini Lucky Fun
Block Earth Skyland World
Block Rainbow Monster Castle
Block Fun Rainbow Builder
Craft Dragon Diamond Robo
Block World Tree Monster
Block Diamond Boy Pro
Block Lucky Master Earth
Craft Forrest Mini Fun
Craft Sword City Pro
Block Loki Monster Builder
Block Boy Earth Mini
Block Crazy Builder City
Craft Sword Vip Pixelart
Block City Fun Diamond
Craft City Loki Rainbow
Craft Boy Clever Sun
Block City Dragon Sun
Craft Loki Forrest Monster
Lokicraft: Forrest Survival 3D
Craft Castle Sun Rain
Craft Game Earth World
Craft Lucky Castle Builder
Craftsman: Building City 2022
Craft Rainbow Pro Rain
You can check the above list and see if you’ve installed any of these apps. And if you have, it’s recommended that you uninstall them as soon as possible. Especially if you live in one of the listed regions where the impact number is the highest.
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