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Google bans 8 dangerous apps from Play Store; DELETE them from your phone now, check list

by Aashish Sehrawat
August 23, 2021
in Crypto, News
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Google bans 8 dangerous apps from Play Store; DELETE them from your phone now, check list
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Cryptocurrency is all the rage these days, and bad apps and hackers are here to take advantage of the growing crypto excitement, as is customary. These apps are intended to deceive unsuspecting users into downloading them to their cellphones.

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Google has removed eight of the most risky crypto apps from the Play Store. These apps were created to trick unsuspecting users into downloading and installing them on their phones. These apps used the standard “get rich quick” technique to entice users to invest money in a “cloud mining service” and profit from it.

“Despite these apps not being associated with cloud-mining operations or having any cryptocurrency-mining features, some of these apps prompt users to pay for increased cryptocurrency-mining capabilities via the apps’ in-app billing systems that range from $14.99 to as high as $189.99,” the Trend Micro report said.

The eight banned apps, according to security firm Trend Micro, compelled users to watch commercials and charged an average monthly price of $115 (about $1114). These apps also indicated that users might pay for more mining power by purchasing their preferred crypto “machines” in the cloud.

“The app called Daily Bitcoin Rewards – Cloud Based Mining System prompts its users to upgrade their crypto mining capacity by “buying” their favourite mining machines to earn more coins at a faster rate,” the report further added.

The eight apps banned by Google are:
  • BitFunds – Crypto Cloud Mining
  • Bitcoin Miner – Cloud Mining
  • Bitcoin (BTC) – Pool Mining Cloud Wallet
  • Crypto Holic – Bitcoin Cloud Mining
  • Daily Bitcoin Rewards – Cloud Based Mining System
  • Bitcoin 2021
  • MineBit Pro – Crypto Cloud Mining & btc miner
  • Ethereum (ETH) – Pool Mining Cloud

Worse, according to Trend Micro, there are still over 120 bogus cryptocurrency mining programmes available. According to the security research organisation, these apps have harmed over 4,500 people in the last year.

It is recommended that you uninstall any of these apps if you have them installed on your phone. To do so, go to Settings -> Apps, click on the app’s name, and then choose ‘Uninstall’.

Here’s how you can recognise a fake cryptomining app:

1. Carefully study the app’s ratings: Once released to the public, fake apps will obtain a slew of 5-star evaluations. Give 1-star reviews greater consideration.

2. Try entering an invalid or incorrect bitcoin wallet address: According to Trend Micro, if a user enters an invalid wallet address and the software accepts it and does follow-up operations, the programme is likely to be fraudulent.

3. Restart the app or phone while it is mining: If a device is restarted after mining begins and the mining programme is stopped in the background, the system will reset the counter to zero.

4. Confirm whether there is a withdrawal charge: The transfer of cryptocurrency incurs a processing cost, which is very large when compared to the profits normally generated by cloud mining. As a result, free withdrawals are extremely suspicious, according to the firm.

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