Android Users Need to Uninstall These 151 Apps immediately

Google has removed 151 scam apps from the Google Play Store, but if users have installed it previously, you need to uninstall these 151 Apps immediately.

The cybersecurity software company Avast recently identified these scam apps operating on the official Play Store. Avast has dubbed it the UltimaSMS Scam and it consists of 151 fake apps that have been downloaded over 10.5 million times in more than 80 different countries.

The apps disguise themselves as legitimate tools across multiple app categories including custom keyboards, QR code scanners, video and photo editors, spam call blockers, camera filters, and games. However, they all ultimately have the same aim of signing users up to premium SMS services.

Each app follows the same pattern: Once installed, the phone’s location, International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI), and phone number are checked to discover the area code and language to use. Prompts then ask the user for their phone number and sometimes their email address, too. This information is then used to subscribe the user to premium SMS services without them realizing. The charges are typically $40 or more a month and it can take weeks or months for a user to realize.

Once an UltimaSMS app has achieved its goal it either stops working or offers more subscription options rather than the promised functionality it was downloaded for. The problem is, even if a user uninstalls the app at this point the premium subscriptions will continue to take money from their accounts.

Here are the list of those 151 Apps.

• AIM PRO Helper and Custom Crosshair
• All HD Video SX – Smart Player
• All Language Photo and Voice Translator AI
• All Translator: Photo, Voice & Text
• AmazeTranslate
• Amazing Arab Videos
• Amore Live Random Chat
• Ano caller: Spam List & Caller ID
• AppLock X FREE
• AppLocker X Pro 2021
• AR Qibla Easy Finder Pro
• AR Video PRO Downloader
• Arabic Keyboard
• Battery Animation Charge 2021
• Battery Charging Effects: From 0 to 100%
• Call Voice Recording 2.0
• Calls ID Unlocker
• Camera Translator
• Cartoon Photo Editor Pro
• Chat Keyboard Translator PRO
• Chat Translator for WhatsApp
• Chat Translator Pro for WhatsApp
• Clap and Find
• Cold Fan Free 2021
• Colorful Call Screen & Phone Flash
• CosmosVPN
• Couch Watcher – Guide of Streaming
• Crime City: Revenge
• DiskRecover: Photo & Files Recovery
• Downloader ALL Social file
• Dynamic HD & 4K Wallpapers
• Earth Scanner
• Easy Chat Translator for WhatsApp
• Easy Chat Translator: All Language
• Easy Hidden Apps Detector
• Easy iOS Launcher 2021
• Easy Photo Recovery 2021
• Easy Smart Translator Pro
• Easy Wifi Access & Fast Vpn
• EasyCode: QR and Barcode Scanner
• Egyptian Gods
• Fast Dates Chat
• Fingerprint Hider 2021
• Fitness Ultimate 2021
• Football Masters 2021
• ForMuslims
• Free Launcher X Pro
• Free Secret Downloader
• Future AI Scan Free 2021
• Future Scanner FREE 2021
• FX Animate Editor Pro
• Game Center: Complete Edition
• GT Sports Racing Online
• Hacker Simulator App
• HDlife Camera and Video
• Hidden Section: Secret Lock
• ICall U – Online Video Hotchat
• iDownloader: Social Network Media
• inpulse – DJ Mix App
• iOS Launcher X 2021
• LED BorderLikes & Followers for Tik-Tok
• Live Cam Pro 2021: Earth cam & Live Street View
• LivePhoto Animator
• Loopy Live: Global Streaming Video Chat
• Luck Casino
• Ludo Masterpiece Online
• Ludo Masters 2021
• Magic Fonts and Keyboard 2021
• Magic Keyboards and Fonts
• Magic Mix Cut – Super Video Editor
• Magic Pop It: AR & 3D Relax
• Make Wallpaper and Widget
• Mawlid An-Nabi
• Mawlid An-Nabi
• Meme Voice Changer PRO
• MiaWall4K
• Mobile Scanner Pro: PDF Scanner App, Scan to PDF
• Muslim Memoji & Stickers for Whatsapp
• Muslim Stickers and Memoji for WhatsApp
• My Mia 4K Wallpapers
• My Photo Battery Charging 2021
• My Rolling Icons
• New Body Shape Editor
• NewVision Camera
• NOWDownloader and Private Apps
• Parallels – Multi Accounts
• Phone Finder
• Photellon
• Photo & Voice Translator
• Photo Animation PRO
• PhotoLab Pro +
• Photoshop Detector
• Pixelize Art
• Pixler: Face Retouch & Effects
• Pro Calls Recorder
• Pro Tuber Ad Blocker for Video
• Pro Video Downloader 2021
• Professional Hidden Device Detector
• Projector HD/AR Video Editor
• Projector video HD Editor
• Pulse Rate Checker
• Pure Tube PRO: Block Video Ads
• Qibla Finder: Qibla Compass & Prayer Times 2021
• Rainbowed: Gay Random chat & Live stream
• Rec Old File
• Recovery Old Photo
• Reface Ultra
• RGB Neon HD Keyboard Background
• Roll Your Icons
• Rubic’s Cube: Real Time Solver
• SecVPN: Fast and Secure VPN
• Smart City Taxi
• Smart Global Translator
• Soltpapers: 4K Custom Wallpapers
• Spam Calls Buster
• StarMaker PRO
• Stay Fit: Home Fitness Plan
• Stickers Maker ART
• Stickers Up!
• Teammate Finder
• ToEdit: Body and Face Retouch
• Truck Driver Simulation
• Ultima Keyboard 3D Pro
• Ultra Camera HD
• Ultra Live Wallpapers 4Κ and Ringtones
• Video Downloader Master
• Video Saver & Private Browser
• VideoMixer Editor Pro
• VidMixer Pro
• VPN Fastest Edition
• VPN Toaster: Easy Network Access
• Wallpaper Anime for Android
• Wallpaper XYZ ProWally4K
• Waterdrinker Reminder
• Whistle Phone Finder
• WhoCall Caller ID and Spam Blocker
• Whos Called: Multi-SIM Caller ID and SpamBlock
• Wi – Fi Holder
• Wi-Fi Around: All Wi-Fi and Hotspots Unlock
• Wi-Fi Opensignal
• Wi-Fi Password Unlock
• Wi-Fi Secret Master
• Wi-Fi Security and VPN
• WI-FI Unlock Password
• WI-FI UnlockerPRO
• WOX – Antivirus & Cleaner, Applock, Booster
• XCall
• XN Wallpapers: 4K/3D/Parallax, Auto Changer

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