Some of the sites are relatively harmless, generating revenue by having the user click on ads. After the self-imposed delay, these apps start opening phishing sites in Chrome. Here are the four apps, all of which you should delete if they’re on your device:Īccording to Malwarebytes, the apps don’t exhibit any malicious behavior within the first 72 hours of being downloaded. Image source: Google Play Delete these Android malware apps ASAP Android malware apps on the Google Play store. That suggests the developer has been caught and uploaded a clean version of the app before eventually loading it up with more malware. He states that it’s unclear if Google actually caught Mobile apps Group, but notes that some versions of the popular Bluetooth Auto Connect app have been clean in the past.

Malwarebytes Labs analyst Nathan Collier notes that this developer has spread malware on Google Play before. All four apps are from the developer Mobile apps Group, and they have garnered over 1 million downloads combined.

On Tuesday, the analysts from Malwarebytes Labs highlighted a family of malicious Android apps that are infected with a hidden ads trojan.

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