Now Android users are being warned about 56 “dangerous” apps that could damage your smartphone. Research from Check Point found that the apps in question contain a malware called Tekya.
Almost one million people have downloaded the malicious software, which are designed to trick people into clicking on them. The malware can throttle the performance of your smartphone and deplete the battery.
Even more worrying is the fact that 24 of the infected apps were aimed at children. Further to this, 32 were utility apps, which included cooking, translating and calculator apps.
Check Point researchers explained their findings in a blog: “With the goal of committing mobile ad fraud, the malware imitates the user’s actions in order to click ads and