The Play Store and the App Store are swarmed with scam apps that seek to scam Android and iOS users. After investigation, Avast has indeed discovered the presence of 204 applications called “fleeceware” on the two stores. These apps are only designed to siphon off users' bank accounts through premium paid subscriptions.
A new report from Avast warns Android and iOS users against fleecewares. A fleeceware is an application intended to subscribe its victims to paid services . “These applications first offer users to test a free service,” explains Avast in its survey.
THE LIST OF ANDROID AND IOS APPLICATIONS TO URGENTLY UNINSTALL FROM YOUR SMARTPHONE
Here is the list of Android and iOS apps pinned as fleecewares by Avast
- Piano Free - Keyboard with Magic Tiles Music Games
- edjing Mix - Free Music DJ app
- Real Guitar Free - Chords, Tabs & Simulator Games
- Fancy slime
- FortuneScope: live palm reader and fortune teller
- ToonMe - Cartoon yourself photo editor
- Guitar - play music games, pro tabs and chords!
- Drums: real drum set music games to play and learn
- Drum Set Music Games & Drums Kit Simulator
- Drum Pads - Beat Maker Go
- Piano - Play & Learn Music
- Beat Maker Pro - music maker drum pad
- Magic Face: face aging, young camera, fantastic app
- ToonApp: AI Cartoon Photo Editor, Cartoon Yourself
- Palm Secret - Palm Reader, Cartoon Photo, Fun
- Palmistry
- Daily horoscope, palmistry, numerology - Astroline
- Insta Story Art Maker for Instagram - StoryChic
- FX Master
- Karaoke - Sing Songs!
- Relax - Daily Palmistry, future baby, palm Scanner
- Life Advisor: Baby predict, Palm Reader & Face aging
- QR & Barcode Scanner
- Palm reader - horoscope, palmistry and divinations
- Palmistry: Predict Future by Palm Reading
- Nebula: Horoscope & Astrology
- Life Palmistry - AI Palm & Gender & Prediction
- Miami Rope Hero -Light Speed Frog Black Ninja Hole
- Motorbike Games 2020 - New Bike Racing Game
- Sticky Slime - ASMR Slime Simulator
- TeasEar - ASMR Meditation & Slime Simulator Games
- Realistic ASMR Slime Simulator
- Slime Simulator - Super ASMR Game
- BeSticky - Sticker Maker for WhatsApp
- DJ it! - Music Mixer
- Jambl: Beat Maker & Dj Music Creator
- Loop Maker Pro - Music Maker
- Piano - music games to play & learn songs for free
- Guitar Tuner Pro - Tune your Guitar, Bass, Ukulele
- Guitar Play - Games & Songs
- Famio: Connect With Family
- AiScan: All QR Code, Scanner & Barcode Reader
- PDF Document Scanner
- Photo Editor Pro - Kooky
- Palmistry - a Quick Chinese Palm Reading Guide
- SeekMe - Palm Scan Cartoon Camera Baby Prediction
- My Palmistry & Astrology: Face Aging & Palm Reader
- Jelly: Slimes & ASMR, antistress simulation games
- Sticky Slime - Fancy Slime Simulator ASMR
- Horoscope 2019 and Palmistry - Everyday Prediction
- Slimes satisfy asmr. Make diy. Slime maker
- Plant Lens - Plant & Flower Identification
- Light Presets
- FortuneScan - Predict Future by Palm Reading
- Eon - Astrology and Daily Horoscope
- Fortunescan - Palmistry, Palm Reader & Horoscope
- Stellium Daily Horoscope
- PalmistryHD - Palm Reading & Daily Horoscope
- Palm Expert - Palmistry, Horoscope & Tarot Reading
- Soular
- Astrology & Palm Master
- Facetory: Face Yoga & Facial Exercises
- Blossom - Plant Identification app
- Music Zen - Relaxing Sounds
- PDF Document Reader
- 🍑DayStress Relief: Relaxation & Antistress app
- Tarot Numerology: card reading
- Astrospot: horoscope matches, daily predictions
- Perfect Slime Simulator - ASMR & Satisfying game
- Face Scan: Horoscope & Astrology
To maximize the results of their applications, hackers do not hesitate to target children . “The strategy is to target a younger audience through playful themes and eye-catching social media ads with promises of free installation or free download,” says Avast.
Source: Avast