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Whatever your level of technical expertise, smartphones users are used to downloading different applications to perform various tasks. In most cases, the software can improve the capacities of your device, allowing you to do everythingPublish on social networks And organize recipes to verify weather information per minute and avoid traffic jams while shopping. This has helped make the market very congested, with the Google Play Store offer3.48 million applications And the Apple App Store providing 2.22 million programs available for download at the start of 2021, according to Statista. And despite the enormous field of available products, the two companies hurt a lot to ensure theirProducts and software are safe for use. But now Google has given an urgent warning that affects more than a million Android users. Read the rest to see if you are affected by the last risk of security.

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Despite the best efforts of the technology giant, Android phones have not been foreign to new security threats in recent months, especially with regard to application or software downloads. Last month, the Kaspersky cybersecurity company announced that it had discovered three applications in the Google Play Store that containedTrojan style hacking software Known as "Jocker". After passing for another popular or well -known program, users without distrust who download the malware can execute costly invoices while cybercriminals are part of variousexpensive subscriptions to other services.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

In April, anotherSafety problem related to application came to light when the financial cybersecurity company Threatfabric announced in a blog article that he had discovered a new version of a sadly famousAndroid carbatter malwowirs Known as "Octo". The notorious program allows crooks to fully take up all the devices that install them, allowing them to commit identity theft or steal from other information sensitive to equipment. And in March, Google announced that it hadprohibited from dozens of applications Since its Google Play market after a private survey has discovered that an company involved in their development had designed them to collect and secretly transmit data on users who had downloaded them,Wall Street's journal reported. But now experts have discovered another potentially serious threat linked to the devices.

On June 14, the Antivirus Society, Dr. Web, announced that it had discovered a popular application on the Google Play Store containingPotentially dangerous malware,,The sun reports. The program, known as PIP Pic Camera Photo Editor, was downloaded by more than a million Android users before Google discovered the threat and blocked access to the program earlier this week. However, the cyber-company warns that those who still have the program installed on their devices are still at risk of identity theft of the harmful software.

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According to Dr. Web, Android users who involuntarily download the application believing that they can use it to touch up photos in fact install malware thatflies their Facebook connection identification information, including their username and password. Cybercriminals then use information to commit online identity fraud, access other accounts and send scam messages to the victim's contacts,The sun reports.

But while the Editor Camera application may have been the most popularTrojan style program The antivirus firm discovered, it was not the only one. The surveys have also revealed that more than half a million users have each downloaded the Wild & Exotic Animal Wallpaper and Zodihoroscope programs, which broadcast drainage advertisements and steal Facebook identification information to the victims, respectively, the site Website of the SECNEWS website reports. Fifty thousand users have also downloaded PIP Camera 2022, which also works as a Facebook account diversion software. And 10,000 Android users have installed disguised advertising software in application of enlarged flashlight.

While Google has since deleted some of the affected applications of its game market and has blocked downloads from others, anyone who has installed programs on their devices could be at risk, Dr. Web experts warn. They advise it immediately from the software and the execution of an antivirus scan of any phone to ensure that malicious software is completely deleted. Users must also secure their Facebook accounts by immediately modifying their passwords.

Experts warn that even if the best way to accidentally avoidDownload malware is by sticky to the official markets of applications such as the App Store and the Play Store, some threats can always pass through the meshes of the net. By reporting the results of his survey last month, Kaspersky recommended that it always read the reviews of the user of the programs before downloading them. They also suggest paying attention to the authorizations you grant to new applications, warning to "allow only access to notifications for applications that need it to carry out their planned objectives - for example, to transfer notifications to Portable devices. Applications for something like thematic wallpapers or photo retouching does not need to access your notifications. "

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