More Android apps with malware detected on Google Play Store

Earlier this month, several benign-looking malware-laced Android photography apps with more than one million installed worldwide.

Now, Security experts at Doctor Web have uncovered another couple of dozens of bad apps on the Google Play Store.

Threat actors are using catchy names and popular keywords such as photo editors, 4K wallpapers, fancy neon keyboard skin, cache cleaner, and others to trick users into installing the apps on their phones. As per the estimates, 28 apps have registered more than 10 lakh installs around the world.

Once installed, these shady apps change their app icon to benign Google tools such as SIM system toolkit.