If you found these 7 Apps on your phone remove them now right away!

 

 

The Android system is one of the most common systems on smart phones, as reliable reports have indicated that more than 80% of smart phones work with this smart system, which explains why cyber criminals search for a way to track and chase phones that work with Android because this system lacks functions. Security is as it is rumored, and for this reason, dangerous applications appear constantly on the Google Play Store, including those that are applications to spy on users or piracy and steal your sensitive data or even install harmful viruses on your smartphone, and the least often in this regard, Google receives harsh criticism. Quality in distinguishing and filtering unsafe applications on its store, and if you are not careful enough, you may find yourself being tracked, hacked or fraudulent, as a new report stated that Google removed a large group of popular applications after it was found that these applications were involved In a large-scale advertising fraud, according to the report, the number of these applications exceeds more than 100 applications, containing different types of malicious code that click on the ads even when Do not use these applications, that is, they run in the background, which will definitely drain your phone's battery and consume your internet data, and in this article we will share with you seven malicious apps that we recommend that you delete them if they are installed on your phone.

 

1. Dolphin Web Browser

 

Ad-free browser that supports flash video in HTML 5 format, and it has already obtained 50 million downloads and is a number candidate for increase, and like UC Browser, the application saves browsed sites in incognito mode for users, and users also discovered that when using a VPN the browser detects About the address assigned to the private internet service provider and does not block anything. Alternative: As previously mentioned, we recommend using the Chrome or Firefox browser, and also DuckDuckGo the privacy browser best suited for you.

 

2. QuickPic Gallery

 

An easy-to-use gallery application, it was purchased from the notorious Chinese company "Cheetah Mobile" in 2015, and it turned out later that the company is uploading user data to its own servers, as it shows the comment of a user who found a set of DNS requests requested by the app Above its use, and indeed the app was removed from the Play Store in late 2018, but it came back again last year, with news that the company did not maintain it to fit Google Play policies. Alternative: There are a lot of gallery apps available for Android. Simple Gallery is the best alternative to QuickPic and it contains an image editor, file manager and various advanced options.

 

3. ES File Explorer

 

It seems that ES File Explorer is the most popular application for viewing and editing files, and what is evidenced by the number of standard downloads on Google Play, and the reason for its attachment in this list is that it was discovered by a security team that the application, especially in the free version It is full of a wide range of bloatware malware tools in addition to the large number of ads, which explains the many pop-ups that appear in the notification bar, which you cannot disable, and what made the situation worse is the application’s launch, especially in recent versions, a process that forces users to click ads Automatically without their permission, which ultimately led to it being removed from the Google Play Store for long periods. Alternative: There are plenty of alternative Android file browsers to choose from, and we recommend you to try the Files by Google app of Google as indicated in the name.

4. UC Browser

 

 

The most popular web browser for Android in China and India, it claims to have a fast mode option that saves less time in downloading files, and it turns out later that the app sends user searches without encryption to Yahoo India and Google, and sends an IMSI number. User, IMEI number, phone ID and MAC address of the Wi-Fi network without encryption to Umeng which is an Alibaba analytics tool, it also transfers users' geolocation data including latitude / longitude and street name without encryption to AMAP which is a tool Mapping Alibaba.

The alternative: Chrome and Firefox are the obvious options if you want a fast and secure browser. Although some may raise doubts and concerns about their privacy on these browsers, we recommend DuckDuckGo which is a solid choice from all points.

5. CLEANit 

 

An application that has been downloaded by more than 10 million users and obtained nearly 85% of the reviews from this share, which is equivalent to four or five stars in Google Play, and it was discovered that the feature that the application has, which allows to delete the phone's cache, ultimately performs Significantly slow down your device as many users complained about this. Alternative: Greenify is the best option to reduce battery drain caused by apps, and SD Maid app is the most suitable candidate for deleting temporary files, browser logs, etc.

 

 6. Hago

 

Hago is the application that allows chatting with friends and playing games in real time, and in fact there is nothing suspicious in using the application, but doubts are surrounding the process that allows earning some money in exchange for playing games and participating in groups, which is the point that puzzled some doubts, add To that point the app tells users to download apps instead of installing them directly in the Google Play Store to earn more money.The Alternative: There are many free alternative apps and games on the Play Store that allow you to play against strangers on the Internet.

6. DU Battery Saver & Fast Charge

 

The application that has received an insane number of downloads in addition to 7.6 million five-star reviews is hardly unbelievable, and the strange thing is that this fictional confidence that it obtained in exchange for speeding up users' phones in the charging process is pointless, as it turned out The application does not have the ability to provide speed while charging the device, and it also includes a large amount of ads and appears everywhere, it may be the lock screen or the notification bar..etc, and in return, Google suspended the validity of the application on its store, and that in April The year of 2019, although you can still find its APK on app download platforms, millions of people still use the app on their personal devices.

Alternative: If you are really interested in learning about your phone's battery stats, you should use GSM Battery Monitor, or try the Greenify app mentioned above.