Security experts at Zimperium zLabs said they found malware called Griffhorse Android Trojan in these apps, which targeted more than 10 million Google Android users around the world.
In the digital era, the demand for transactions over the Internet quickly. It has also brought convenience to people somewhere if for some reason you do not have emergency funds, you can pay anywhere with online payment . But everything has its good and bad sides, the same thing happens in online transactions, because just like the thieves behind your money, online scams can follow you online . We do not scare you at all, so you need to be a little careful not to be afraid of it.
In fact, these days hackers are sitting with their eyes to make people victims of online fraud . For this, they adopt new methods every day. You just need to be careful with them. Today we will tell you about a new malware, which has so far collected millions of dollars for Android users .
Zimperium security specialist disclosed this malware in a report. Concerns have been raised that applications containing this malware may not be installed on your smartphone, if this happens, your money could be stolen. To protect yourself from fraud , you can identify these dangerous apps by checking the Google Play Store listing and delete them from your phone immediately. To help you out, Google has found and blocked 136 such apps, which can harm you.
This Google Apps block list also includes apps like Handy Translator Pro, Heart Rate, Pulse Tracker, Geospot: GPS Location Tracker, iCare - Find Location and My Chat Translator, but these apps will usually still be on users' phones. In such a case, you should immediately uninstall these apps from your phone.
Regarding this, security experts at Zimperium zLabs said that they found malware called Griffhorse Android Trojan in these apps that targeted more than 10 million Google Android users around the world. As per the information, these malware infected apps were available on Google Play Store not only with wrong information but also with permission request. Those who share the users phone without any knowledge. After that they start charging the premium service fee from your phone. The research company provided this information through a blog. Because of security, but if you still have GriftHorse malware apps on your phone, delete them immediately. Here is a list of the blocked apps:These apps have now been removed from the Google Play Store
These are the apps that have been banned from the Google Play Store:
Handy Translator Pro, Heart Rate, Pulse Tracker, Geospot: GPS Location Tracker, iCare - Find Location, My Chat Translator, Bus - Metrolis 2021, Free Translator Photo, Locker Tool, Fingerprint Changer, Call Recoder Pro, Simultaneous speech translation, driver software Car Racers, Slime Simulator, Keyboard Themes, What Me Sticker, Amazing Video Editor, Safe Lock, Heart Rhythm, Smart Spot Locator, CutCut Pro, OFFRoaders - Survive, Phone Finder by Clap etc. are included.

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