5 famous applications that kill your Android's battery and data
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Do you have an Android phone and it gets too hot for no reason? Does your data run out quickly and you can't find an explanation? If you have these symptoms, it is possible that you are a victim of DrainerBot, the biggest fraud that has been found in applications that can be obtained through Google Play. And yes, we are talking about applications with more than 10 million downloads
There are applications of all kinds, from makeup applications to mobile gamesHowever, what all of these do is watch videos (without you knowing) spending your data and increasing the energy consumption of your phone in a beastly way. The biggest problem comes when you run out of data in a short time (they consume up to 10 GB every month) and you don't find any sense in it. The worst thing is that Google Play has not detected them and some are even still in the store.
Which apps should you delete immediately?
Everyone is clear, as we can read in ArsTechnica, that it is the biggest consumer fraud in the entire Play Store. However, we only know the name of 5 of them. The worst thing is not that the apps are infected, the big problem is that these apps are a problem for all users, as they cause unnecessary expenses on their bills. And, as if that were not enough, they slow down phones by doing more tasks at the same time. On top of that advertisers who pay for these videos are also ripped off, as they are never actually seen.
The report states that hundreds of apps are infected with DrainerBot in the code, however, we only know of 5 that are still infected and that you should not have on your smartphone:
- Perfect365
- VertexClub
- Draw Clash of Clans
- Touch 'n' Beat
- Cinema, and Solitaire: 4 Seasons
If you have any of these 5 apps, you can delete it. However, the full list is being released to security researchers to examine the apps one by one and take action against it.
How do I know if I have an app with DrainerBot?
Remember that this list is only the 5 that have been revealed, but there are many more apps that do this. If you have doubts and think you are infected, just go to your phone's Settings:
- Search for the section Networks and Internet.
- Check the data consumption.
- Browse apps.
If in the list of apps that consume the most there are games that in theory use hardly any data, that is an app infected with DrainerBot. We hope we have helped you. There are a lot of scams on the web and we don't want you to fall for any of them. The worst thing about DrainerBot is that it is provided by a company called Tapcore, which is dedicated to generating revenue through pirated versions of apps. Is this company legal?
