Billions of Android users must delete 11 popular apps ‘silently stealing money’

ALL Android users are being warned to check their phones for dangerous money-stealing apps.

A sinister malware has turned up on the official Google Play Store.

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And it’s been dished out to Android users in 11 different apps.

The apps have been installed more than 620,000 times in total since 2022.

They pose as legitimate apps, but cybersecurity firm Kaspersky revealed that the malware secretly works in the background.

The malware is called Fleckpe, and it can rack up unauthorized subscription charges on your account.

According to Kaspersky, the malware appears in apps that seem normal, like photo editors and wallpaper packs.

The apps have since been removed from the Google Play Store.

But they may still be lurking on your phone – and that’s not all.

“All of the apps had been removed from the marketplace by the time our report was published,” Kaspersky warned.

“But the malicious actors might have deployed other, as yet undiscovered, apps, so the real number of installations could be higher.”

The full list of apps is as follows:

• Beauty Camera Plus (com.beauty.camera.plus.photoeditor)
• Beauty Photo Camera (com.apps.camera.photos)
• Beauty Slimming Photo Editor (com.beauty.slimming.pro)
• Fingertip Graffiti (com.draw.graffiti)
• GIF Camera Editor (com.gif.camera.editor)
• HD 4K Wallpaper (com.hd.h4ks.wallpaper)
• Impressionism Pro Camera (com.impressionism.prozs.app)
• Microclip Video Editor (com.microclip.vodeoeditor)
• Night Mode Camera Pro (com.urox.opixe.nightcamreapro)
• Photo Camera Editor (com.toolbox.photoeditor)
• Photo Effect Editor (com.picture.pictureframe)

If you find one of these apps on your device, it’s recommended that you delete them right away.

Otherwise you might fall victim to their dangerous schemes.

How to delete an Android app

Deleting an Android app is easy.

Simply go to the Google Play Store app.

Then tap the Profile icon in the top-right of the screen.

Now tap Manage Apps & Devices, then Manage.

Next tap the name of the app that you want to delete.

Finally you’ll want to tap Uninstall.