Delete these apps from your Android mobile devices

Malicious software codes are still one of the major problems of Android smartphone and tablet users. Their number is growing like a bet. In addition, malicious codes for it are becoming more and more dangerous for end users, and their authors are becoming more sophisticated every day.

More and more infected applications find their way to the Google Play online store, as security experts from the online portal Threat Fabric have recently shown again. This time they discovered malicious programs that were infected with very dangerous malicious code. This can actually leak sensitive mobile banking information to users.

A Trojan horse called Anatsa has infected more than 100,000 users of Android mobile devices in Europe. The dangerous malicious code actually takes full control of the smartphone or tablet. This also includes banking apps through which miscreants can siphon off your hard-earned cash.

See below for a list of Android mobile apps that have been infected with malicious code. If you have installed any of them, delete it immediately or simply reset the phone to factory settings. Also, make sure that your mobile device is up-to-date and that you have the appropriate anti-virus protection installed on it.

List of malicious Android apps infected with Anatsa malware:

• Phone Cleaner – File Explorer (com.volabs.androidcleaner)
• PDF Viewer - File Explorer (com.xolab.fileexplorer)
• PDF Reader – Viewer & Editor (com.jumbodub.fileexplorerpdfviewer)
• Phone Cleaner: File Explorer (com.appiclouds.phonecleaner)
• PDF Reader: File Manager (com.tragisoap.fileandpdfmanager)