Android malware apps master list — stay away from these titles at all costs

Official app stores are without a doubt the best place to download software for your phone, particularly when it comes to security. For Android phone owners, that place is typically the Google Play Store, but every once in a while malicious apps manage to break through the wall despite all the precautions and safety measures.

Figuring out which app is not safe can be difficult though, as the developers that make the malicious ones implement tricky tactics to fool you before and after you tap on the download button. For that reason, we have compiled all of the latest reports containing information about flagged malicious apps on the Google Play Store in chronological order, starting with the most recent one.

Keep in mind that even if an app is removed from Google’s Play Store, that doesn’t mean it will disappear from your phone if you have already downloaded it beforehand. What’s more, many of these apps pop up on the Play Store under a slightly different name after being taken down. Others are of the FakeApp family, which try to trick into "buying" something or investing in something. And then there are the apps from the Joker family, which try to get you to sign up for some kind of paid subscription.