New Google Play Store Warning—Have You Installed These 50 ‘Dangerous’ Apps?

What You Need to Know:

• Google has identified 50 apps available on the Play Store that contain adware.
• The apps have been downloaded more than 3 million times.
• The adware can display unwanted ads, track your activity, and even steal your personal information.

Google has warned Android users about 50 apps that have been found to contain adware.

The apps, which have been downloaded more than 3 million times, can display unwanted ads, track your activity, and even steal your personal information. Some experts believe that these apps are part of a larger campaign to spread adware on Android devices.

Google has removed the apps from the Play Store, but if you have any of them installed on your device, you should uninstall them immediately.

You can check if you have any of the affected apps installed by going to the Settings app on your device, then tapping on Apps & notifications. Scroll through the list of apps and look for any of the apps listed below. If you find any of them, tap on it and then tap on Uninstall.

Here is a list of the 50 apps that have been found to contain adware:

• Air Brush
• Alarm Clock
• Antivirus Security
• App Lock
• Battery Saver
• Bluetooth Auto Connect
• Calculator
• Calendar
• Camera
• Cleaner
• Clock
• Compass
• Contacts
• Converter
• Currency Converter
• Data Manager
• Dictionary
• Email
• File Manager
• Flashlight
• Gallery
• GPS Navigation
• Keyboard
• Lock Screen
• Maps
• Messenger
• Music Player
• Notepad
• Phone Booster
• Photo Editor
• QR Code Scanner
• Radio
• Recorder
• Reminder
• SMS Manager
• Social Media
• Speed Test
• Task Manager
• Translator
• Video Editor
• Video Player
• Voice Recorder
• VPN
• Wallpaper
• Weather
• WiFi Manager

If you have any questions about this warning from Google, please contact Google Support.

For more information on how to protect yourself from adware, please visit the Google Help Center.