App Stores are continuously replenished with useful and essential tools, and some of them do not work as advertised. On the good side of things, folks running stores such as Google Play are always on the lookout for rogue apps, and when they find them, they are removed from the Store. Users are also warned to get rid of them in an attempt to make them safe.
This time around, cybersecurity firm Evina has identified 25 apps that were stealing their users’ Facebook credentials.
The Google team has already deleted them, so if you still have them on your device, then you should erase them too. The apps serve many popular functions such as file management, changing wallpapers, or games.
- Super Wallpapers Flashlight
- Padenatef
- Wallpaper Level
- Contour Level Wallpaper
- Video Maker
- Color Wallpapers
- Pedometer
- Powerful Flashlight
- Super Bright Flashlight
- Super Flashlight
- Solitaire
- Accurate Scanning of QR Code
- Classic Card Game
- Junk File Cleaning
- Synthetic Z
- File Manager
- Composite Z
- Screenshot Capture
- Daily Horoscope Wallpapers
- Wuxia Reader
- Plus Weather
- Anime Live Wallpaper
- iHealth Step Counter
- tqyapp.fiction
- iPlayer & iWallpaper
As seen from the list, the apps cut through some of the most functionalities smartphone users look for such as flashlight apps and wallpaper tools.
For some people, it is easy to spot these shady apps, or read about them on reputable sites. However, the majority of people might not be able to see them, and will likely have their Facebook credentials compromised.
