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Meta says that it reported the apps to Google and Apple and got them taken down, but it`s still not a great look that they made it onto the stores in the first place.

The social-media company said it notified Apple and Google about the apps that were available through their respective app stores

"These apps were listed on the Google Play Store and Apples App Store and disguised as photo editors, games, VPN services, business apps and other utilities to trick people into downloading them,"

Bitdefender has released research about a new Google Play campaign that bypasses the storefronts security checks to deliver potentially malicious content and advertisements.

Google Play Store: Here are the apps which might harm your device. And here are the tips which might help you to save your device from any malware.

These dangerous apps have been downloaded 2 million times all over the world. Android users are now urged to delete these programs since they are used by hackers to install malware, according to a cybersecurity firm.

Bitdefender has released research about a new Google Play campaign that bypasses the storefronts security checks to deliver potentially malicious content and advertisements.

Apps like Just In: Video Motion, Document Scanner Pro, Simpli Cleaner, Unicc QR Scanner were found to be part of the malicious campaign.

In 2021, the search engine giant blocked 1.2 million policy violating apps from being published on Google Play, preventing billions of harmful installations.

An app named Craftsart Cartoon Photo Tools has now been alleged of stealing users’ Facebook data.