29 webcam apps have been removed from Google Play due to malware

29 of third-party camera filter applications that circulated freely in the store Google Play, turned out to come with pre-installed malware.

ΟCamera filtering and beauty enhancement applications for photos are still very popular, despite the fact that Artificial Intelligence has helped most manufacturers integrate similar features into their smartphone camera native applications.

What is worrying, however, is that 29 of these third-party applications were freely available in the store. Google Play, turned out to come with pre-installed malware. These include Beauty Camera, Pro Beauty Camera and Horizontal Beauty Camera, of which in-house ads led to paid pornographic websites or phishing websites that tricked users into reporting personal information or stealing users' photos to be used in fake social media accounts.

The pleasant thing is that the Google has already withdrawn these applications mentioned by Trend Micro, while the same analytics company advises users to have more control over the applications they choose by reading their reviews.

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