The Tips Android users to delete 28 dangerous apps from Google Play.
Cyber security experts have suggested Android users to delete 28 dangerous apps on Google Play. The Human Story Threat Intelligence team has discovered 28 apps disguised as free VPNs. Any of these apps, when downloaded to an Android phone, uses the device as a secret proxy.
Proxies are used by hackers to pass Internet traffic through devices in homes to hide their suspicious activities.
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Users who have installed either of these apps will have their internet bandwidth hijacked by hackers without their knowledge.
- Lite VPN
- Anims Keyboard
- Blaze Stride
- Byte Blade VPN
- Android 12 Launcher (by CaptainDroid)
- Android 13 Launcher (by CaptainDroid)
- Android 14 Launcher (by CaptainDroid)
- CaptainDroid Feeds
- Free Old Classic Movies (by CaptainDroid)
- Phone Comparison (by CaptainDroid)
- Fast Fly VPN
- Fast Fox VPN
- Fast Line VPN
- Funny Char Ging Animation
- Limo Edges
- Oko VPN
- Phone App Launcher
- Quick Flow VPN
- Sample VPN
- Secure Thunder
- Shine Secure
- Speed Surf
- Swift Shield VPN
- Turbo Track VPN
- Turbo Tunnel VPN
- Yellow Flash VPN
- VPN Ultra
- Run VPN
If you inadvertently installed one of these applications, it’s recommended to remove it promptly.
Next, you should log into your router and modify the password used for accessing your router settings.
Following that, it’s advisable to update the wireless network password to a distinctive one that is not readily guessable.
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