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These 38 new malware-affected Android apps discovered, Delete right away
In the past few days, plenty of malware-affected Android applications have been discovered that pose a threat to your device and its data. To date, close to 100 Android applications have been found which are affected by some kind of malware. This time again, a total of 38 new malware-affected apps came to light that McAfee confirms. Let’s know more about them.
If you are unaware, these in-question applications are able to launch constantly intrusive apps in the background that can also lead to the collection of your device’s crucial info and sensitive data. The most problematic thing is these are available on the Google Play Store, which makes it hard to think that these are harmful to the device. In the recently found apps, there are some with 10 million or more downloads as well.
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Let us tell you, in this list, most of the applications are games that try to copy the popular game Minecraft. Informatively, these applications are affected by malware from the same family as the Goldoson virus. If you don’t know, these Goldoson virus launches Hidden apps that collect unsolicited sensitive data. Notably, these apps themselves run smoothly and are harmless, but the issue lies with the ads they generate.
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Informatively, Hidden ads generated by these malware-affected applications have left their effect mainly on the markets, including the United States, Canada, Korea, and Brazil, but still, we suggest all of you delete or uninstall these apps as soon as possible. Besides, Big G Google has also taken steps on their side and tried to remove these apps from the Google Play Store. Nota bene, all the affected applications are listed below.
- Block Box Master Diamond
- Craft Sword Mini Fun
- Block Box Skyland Sword
- Craft Monster Crazy Sword
- Block Pro Forrest Diamond
- Block Game Skyland Forrest
- Block Rainbow Sword Dragon
- Craft Rainbow Mini Builder
- Block Forrest Tree Crazy
- Craft Clever Monster Castle
- Block Monster Diamond Dragon
- Craft World Fun Robo
- Block Pixelart Tree Pro
- Craft Mini Lucky Fun
- Block Earth Skyland World
- Block Rainbow Monster Castle
- Block Fun Rainbow Builder
- Craft Dragon Diamond Robo
- Block World Tree Monster
- Block Diamond Boy Pro
- Block Lucky Master Earth
- Craft Forrest Mini Fun
- Craft Sword City Pro
- Block Loki Monster Builder
- Block Boy Earth Mini
- Block Crazy Builder City
- Craft Sword Vip Pixelart
- Block City Fun Diamond
- Craft City Loki Rainbow
- Craft Boy Clever Sun
- Block City Dragon Sun
- Craft Loki Forrest Monster
- Lokicraft: Forrest Survival 3D
- Craft Castle Sun Rain
- Craft Game Earth World
- Craft Lucky Castle Builder
- Craftsman: Building City 2022
- Craft Rainbow Pro Rain
Samsung has rolled out a new update for Theme Park with version number 1.1.00.9. With the latest update, the company has made improvements to its existing functionalities. Let’s explore how it will be beneficial for you.
According to the changelog, the latest update for Theme Park will fix the crash issue that is causing inconvenience in creating an icon pack. Furthermore, it will include bug fixes for the color pack. Ultimately, when you install the latest update, it will improve the overall experience of the functionalities.
In previous updates, the company meticulously improved the application features by implementing new changes to speed up theme creation, adding the ability to edit and overwrite themes, and introducing automation to reflect new icons for newly installed apps based on the currently used icon pack.
So if you want to use all the fresh improvements for the Theme Park application, then update it to the latest version. To do that, go to the Galaxy Store, search for Theme Park, and if the update is available, tap on the install button.
For starters, Theme Park is an exclusive Samsung app that is available for Galaxy devices that support Good Lock functionality. The application offers many features that help users easily customize and apply new themes to their devices. For your information, the theme park allows you to easily make changes to the elements, including theme color, choose different styles, apply different icon packs, and many more.
Samsung’s exclusive Good Lock app and its modules are finally available on the Google Play Store. Previously, this app only appeared in the Galaxy Store.
Initially, Samsung introduced its Good Lock app back in March 2016, then stably released it on June 27, 2023, but only on its Galaxy Store. It is a free application that permits you to customize the user interface and experience on Samsung Galaxy devices.
Samsung Galaxy owners who prefer Google Play instead of the Galaxy Store can now easily download the Google Lock app directly from the Google Play Store. This is being speculated by a post on X shared by, Tarun, who stated that “Good lock is now available in the Google Play Store. I hope it will be available in more countries.”
By this statement, it is pretty clear that, at the moment, only in particular countries is the Good Lock app available in the Play Store, but it is expected that it will be available in more countries soon. However, the tipster didn’t mention the regions where this app was finally housed in the Play Store.
Apart from this, reportedly, Good Lock’s One Hand Operation+ module is available on the Play Store. The Korean giant has already mentioned ‘Early Access’ to Good Lock’s name in the Play Store, so the company is testing the waters right now. It is expected that it could remove the ‘Early Access’ tag once things get stable.
Google has started preparing for the May 2024 system update for Android devices. The company has published information about updates that improve its own applications, and here it has discussed some fixes that enhance the functionality of Google Play services.
According to the official page, Google has made some new changes that will provide resolution to the issues found in wallet and system management services. Additionally, under system management, the update has brought some improvements that improve privacy and stability.
Google Play services v24.17 (2024-05-01)
Wallet
- [Phone] Bug fixes for Wallet related services.
System Management
- [Auto] Updates to system management services that improve Privacy.
- [Auto, Phone, TV, Wear] Updates to system management services that improve Stability.
It is worth noticing the new changes made to the wallet to improve the services for smartphones. Meanwhile, the system management changes will be noticeable in Android Auto, smartphones, Android TV, and WearOS.
Regarding availability, the new changes will be gradually available for all Android smartphones. Users can take advantage of the new features by individually updating the Google application, or they can wait for the company to fully release the Play system update, which will bring a wealth of innovation to the Android ecosystem.
If Android users are using a stock Android device, they can easily check for the new Google system update by following these simple steps: open settings, tap on security and privacy, touch the system update, tap on the Google Play system update, and if the new update is available, tap on the install button. However, the steps can vary because of different UI skins, but the play system update option is typically available under the security and privacy menu.