New Delhi: If you are using an Android phone, you need to be careful, as the Joker malware has started spreading its terror again. Some such apps infected with this malware are present on the Google Play Store. As a result, many, unknowingly, downloaded such dangerous apps. According to Zscaler Threatlabz, Joker has infected 50 apps on the Google Play Store. However, Google immediately removed these apps from its Play Store. Experts say that if you are still using any of these apps on your phone, then uninstall them immediately. According to the Threatlabz research team, the Joker, FaceSteller, and Copper malware families have recently been found to spread through apps.


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Joker is a part of malware families that preys on data from Android mobile devices. This is not a new malware, as it is quite old and well known; yet this malware manages to enter Google’s official app store by updating its coding structure from time to time. Apart from stealing the victim’s contacts, device data, and messages, the malware also aims to make the victim sign up for costly Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) services. (Also Read: Beware! Stay away from THIS Chinese loan app, people harassed with morphed pic)


Her's is the list of such infected apps 


 1. Universal PDF Scanner - com.unpdf.scan.read.docscanuniver


2. Private Messenger - com.recollect.linkus


3. Premium SMS - com.premium.put.trustsms


4. Smart Messages - com.toukyoursms.timemessages


5. Text Emoji SMS - messenger.itext.emoji.mesenger


6. Blood Pressure Checker - com.bloodpressurechecker.tangjiang


7. Funny Keyboard - com.soundly.galaxykeyboard


8. Memory Silent Camera - com.silentmenory.timcamera


9. Custom Themed Keyboard - com.custom.keyboardthemes.galaxiy


10. Light Messages - com.lilysmspro.lighting


11. Themes Photo Keyboard - com.themes.bgphotokeyboard


12. Send SMS - exazth.message.send.text.sms


13. Themes Chat Messenger - com.relish.messengers


14. Instant Messenger - com.sbdlsms.crazymessager.mmsrec


15. Cool Keyboard - com.colate.gthemekeyboard


16. Fonts Emoji Keyboard - com.zemoji.fontskeyboard


17. Mini PDF Scanner - com.mnscan.minipdf


18. Smart SMS Messages - com.sms.mms.message.ffei.free


19. Creative Emoji Keyboard - com.whiteemojis.creativekeyboard.ledsloard


20. Fancy SMS - con.sms.fancy


21. Fonts Emoji Keyboard - com.symbol.fonts.emojikeyboards


22. Personal Message - com.crown.personalmessage


23. Funny Emoji Message - com.funie.messagremo


24. Magic Photo Editor - com.amagiczy.photo.editor


25. Professional Messages - com.adore.attached.message


26. All Photo Translator - myphotocom.allfasttranslate.transationtranslator


27. Chat SMS - com.maskteslary.messages


28. Smile Emoji - com.balapp.smilewall.emoji


29. Wow Translator - com.imgtop.camtranslator


30. All Language Translate - com.exclusivez.alltranslate


31. Cool Messages - com.learningz.app.cool.messages


32. Blood Pressure Diary- bloodhold.nypressure.mainheart.ratemy.mo.depulse.app.tracker.diary


33. Chat Text SMS - com.echatsms.messageos


34. Hi Text SMS - ismos.mmsyes.message.texthitext.bobpsms


35. Emoji Theme Keyboard - com.gobacktheme.lovelyemojikeyboard


36. iMessager - start.me.messager


37. Text SMS - com.ptx.textsms


38. Camera Translator - com.haixgoback.outsidetext.languagecameratransla


39. Come Messages - com.itextsms.messagecoming


40. Painting Photo Editor - com.painting.pointeditor.photo


41. Rich Theme Message - com.getmanytimes.richsmsthememessenge


42. Quick Talk Message - mesages.qtsms.messenger


43. Advanced SMS - com.fromamsms.atadvancedmmsopp


44. Professional Messenger - com.akl.smspro.messenger


45. Classic Game Messenger - com.classcolor.formessenger.sic


46. Style Message - com.istyle.messagesty


47. Private Game Messages - com.message.game.india


48. Timestamp Camera - allready.taken.photobeauty.camera.timestamp


49. Social Message - com.colorsocial.message


50. Simple Note Scanner - com.wuwan.pdfscan


Users can find more details about infected apps here - https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/joker-facestealer-and-coper-banking-malwares-google-play-store.