29 Android-applications that steal users pictures removed from Google Play

Google recently removed from a chain store content at once 29 of the same type of applications designed to improve the quality of your photos. As it turned out, some of them stole the custom images that can later be used to create fake accounts.

Part of the application is also promoting intrusive full-screen advertising, reloaded malicious code under the pretext of updates and simply extorted money using porn banners. And even after the payment of the required amount is not unlocked device.

Many users have been victims of various competitions within the application where they were after the victory to claim the personal data for awards. In fact, no prizes are not supposed to become the winner of the virtually everyone, and this data is flowed in an unknown direction.

threat found company Trend Micro, which specializes in digital security. According to her data, the most popular of the list of dangerous programs began Cartoon Art Photo, Pro Beauty Camera and Emoji Camera. They were downloaded over a million times.

After installation, remove these applications was difficult enough. They could be masked in the list of installed programs, and icons of some utilities and does not appear on the desktop.

Now all the 29 applications permanently deleted from the store, but if you have time to download something similar recently, should check for this program from Google Play. If it is no longer there - it is an occasion to reflect.

Continue to not get on the fraudsters hook before downloading dubious application is recommended to study in detail the comments of other users who have already had time to install them.