Beware of dangerous applications. Do you have them on your phone? Better remove them quickly [LISTA]

Further applications for phones equipped with the Android system pose a threat to their users. Each of them is available on Google Play completely free of charge, which is intended to increase their attractiveness to potential victims. Personal data, information stored on the phone and various access passwords may be at risk. In total, there are as many as 28 applications marked as dangerous.

Beware of dangerous applications. You have them? Uninstall immediately

Mobile applications have a wide range of applications. Some of them are used for specialized purposes, others can only be a form of entertainment. Most of them are completely free for users. Unfortunately, the increased popularity of applications has also made them a tool in the hands of cybercriminals. It happens that malicious applications are available in the official Google Play Store. The latest list of dangerous applications that we can encounter in the online store for Android users was provided by Geekweek. It included:

• Anims Keyboard
• Blaze Stride
• Byte Blade VPN
• Android 12 Launcher
• Android 13 Launcher
• Android 14 Launcher
• CaptainDroid Feeds
• Free Old Classic Movies
• Phone Comparison
• Fast Fly VPN
• Fast Fox VPN
• Fast Line VPN
• Funny Char Ging Animation
• Limo Edges
• Eye VPN
• Phone App Launcher
• Quick Flow VPN
• Sample VPN
• SecureThunder
• ShineSecure
• Lite VPN
• Speed ​​Surf
• Swift Shield VPN
• Turbo Track VPN
• Turbo Tunnel VPN
• Yellow Flash VPN
• VPN Ultra
• Run VPN

Most of the presented applications, which experts warn against, claim to offer VPNs. VPN is an abbreviation for virtual private network. According to the assumption, it is intended to increase user privacy. Moreover, VPN is also supposed to enable, among other things, viewing content that is normally unavailable in Poland.

As part of VPN, a so-called virtual tunnel is created, which directly connects the recipient’s computer (internet user) with the network of the sender (the company responsible for a given VPN solution). This tunnel, although actually located on a public network, is a private connection between the recipient and the sender. Theoretically, no one from the outside is able to check what specific data is transmitted through it. Theoretically, because our data has a chance to be safe only with a trusted VPN provider.

How to check if your phone is infected?

Sometimes devices show visible signs of infection. These include:

• battery drains quickly
• frequent application crashes,
• the application requests additional permissions,
• increased data limit usage,
• high phone bill amount,
• a lot of ads,
• phone overheating.

Before installing any application on your phone, you should first check its permissions. It is also worth reading the opinions of other users. If you install a suspicious application, uninstall it as soon as possible and then change your login details, including your bank account. It’s also worth checking your transaction history for the last month to make sure there’s been no fraud.