According to the information, more infected apps are now found on the Google Play Store. There are so many applications discovered by Trend Micro Research security experts, who identified two families of malware in different software downloadable from the Google Play Store; these mainly targeted users of cryptocurrencies and financial apps, making their installation on devices particularly dangerous.
List of new malware-infected apps found on the Play Store
- LOVES
- BBShop
- Canyon
- I tame
- Envoy
- Fair
- FIRETOX
- Gobuy
- GoDo
- Goshop
- Huge
- Koofire
- Leefire
- moshop
- NtBuy
- Onefire
- Papaya
- Saya
- Smartz
- WebFx
- Youtech
Note that, When someone tried to use an official cryptocurrency or banking application, the malware displayed a fake interface, thanks to which it could then steal the login credentials for the services in question.
Meanwhile, here’s our LTN guide for the safe app installation. Whenever you try to install the new applicaiton you must check everything about the app – official page, developer info, legal domain registrationa and more. You must check the reviews of that application before installing it on your device.
For your information, scammers target the best-known names to crack down the people attention. That’s why you need to check the reviews related to the app.
Always keep attention to your random search results because you’ll probably see an array of apps using the same featured image. Lastly, check the total number of downloads of an app. You can infer whether it’s the genuine product or not.