These 8 Apps on Google Play Store Contain Android/FakeApp Trojan

Russian cybersecurity firm Dr. Web has exposed several Android apps on the Google Play Store that contain a sophisticated trojan, Android[.]FakeApp[.]1669 (also known as Android/FakeApp).

These apps, which claim to provide practical functions like financial tools, planners, and recipe books; contain a hidden payload that redirects users to unwanted websites, compromising their data. What’s worse, more than 2 million users have downloaded these infected apps from Google Play, unaware of the threat.

Malware on the official Google Play Store is nothing new. In fact, reports from last month indicate a rise in malicious apps on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

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