This is another ‘joker warning’ for Android smartphone users.
One of the most persistent malware (virus type) found on Android smartphones has been detected in other applications that have been downloaded 500,000 plus times on the Google Play Store.
Pradeo research companies have recently written in blog posts that mobile applications named color messages that are infected with the malware joker are currently available for download on Google Play and installed by more than half a million users.
Google since it removes the application.
Android smartphone users need to note that Google deletes the application from the Google Play Store means that it will no longer be able to trap new users.
However, users who have downloaded the application need to delete themselves from their cellphones.
Google deleted it from the Play Store does not mean that the application will disappear from a 500,000-plus device where it has been downloaded.
What is the Color Message AppTHE Color Message Application Claim to offer users the ability to add their messages with various adjustment options.
“It makes SMS easy, fun and beautiful.
Customize themes quickly.
Color message applications have unique technology that can help you personalize your default SMS messenger,” Read the application description before it is removed by Google.
Strangely, this application is rumored to also have 1,800+ reviews with an average rating of four stars.
There is also a review called the Scam App application.
What exactly Joker Malware Dojoker is one of the most troubled Android malware.
Categorized as a Fleeceware application, it stole SMS messages, contact list and device information, in addition to signing users for premium service subscriptions without their knowledge.
This simulates clicks and can intercept SMS, including the user’s banking message.
In recent years, Joker malware has been found hiding hundreds of applications.
This application is said to use several different methods to avoid detection, including standard and custom encryption.
In January 2020, Google published a long blog post where he detailed his three-year-old fight with Malate Joker.
Google first detected Joker malware in 2017.