Google Play Store has purged 77 malicious apps used for adware, Joker malware, Anatsa trojan as exposure reveals 19M installs.Just when users thought the Google Play Store was a safe zone, a wave of malicious apps slipped through. Disguised as harmless utility tools like file managers, photo editors, or personalization apps, these 77 harmful apps accumulated a staggering 19 million installs before detection. Zscaler’s ThreatLabz team first flagged the threat, exposing the wide reach […]
Just when users thought the Google Play Store was a safe zone, a wave of malicious apps slipped through.
Disguised as harmless utility tools like file managers, photo editors, or personalization apps, these 77 harmful apps accumulated a staggering 19 million installs before detection.
Zscaler’s ThreatLabz team first flagged the threat, exposing the wide reach of these covert threats.
Most of these apps carried adware that bombarded devices with intrusive pop-ups.
