New Delhi: According to reports, Google has banned 16 apps from the Play Store that were using a lot of data on Android devices and draining the battery quickly. The security company that discovered these issues claimed that the removed programs were secretly involved in ad fraud by rerouting websites where they would click on ads posing as legitimate users.
The security company claims the apps had 20 million downloads before they were removed from the store. ,Also read: Festive blast for OnePlus users! OnePlus 10T now supports 5G service, here’s how to activate,
According to Ars Technica, Google banned 16 apps discovered by McAfee from the Play Store. According to McAfee, the removed software belongs to the category of “utility” apps, which typically perform simple tasks such as enabling users to scan a QR code and access a related website, turning on the device’s flashlight, Or as simple as a currency converter or a calculator. ,Also read: Post Office Scheme: Invest Rs 10 Lakh In This Scheme, Get Rs 14 Lakh In 5 Years,
McAfee found that when these apps are activated, they automatically download codes, receive alerts for browsing websites without the user’s knowledge, and clicking on links and ads. Because this would artificially increase interaction on these ads while pretending to be a real user, this would be an example of ad fraud.
Among the removed apps were libraries such as “com.liveposting” and “com.click.cas”, which enabled users to click on links and ads without their knowledge, eventually draining battery and increasing network usage. This discovery was made by a security firm in California.
16 utility apps have been removed from Google’s Play Store. Here is a list of such apps:
instagram profile downloader
high-speed camera
quick note
smart task manager
currency converter
torch+
com.smh.memocalendar
8K-Dictionary
busanbus
joycode
azdika
Easy Notes
com.candlencom.flashlite
com.doubleline.count
com.dev.imagevault flashlight+