A Chinese company named Shenzhen HAWK, which is an attendant company of TCL Corporation, was spreading Malware or threats to user’s devices through applications hosted on Google Play Store. These Apps ask for device permission, which was containing Malware or dangerous threats and convinces the users to gain access to unauthorized privacy.
Applications that are running under Shenzhen HAWK Company:
- 1) World Zoo
- 2) Puzzle Box
- 3) Word Crossy!
- 4) Soccer Pinball
- 5) Dig it
- 6) Laser Break
- 7) Word Crush
- 8) Music Roam
- 9) File Manager
- 10) Sound Recorder
- 11) Joy Launcher
- 12) Turbo Browser
- 13) Weather Forecast
- 14) Calendar Lite
- 15) Candy Selfie Camera
- 16) Private Browser
- 17) Super Cleaner
- 18) Super Battery
- 19) Virus Cleaner 2019
- 20) Hi Security 2019
- 21) Hi VPN, Free VPN
- 22) Hi VPN Pro
- 23) Net Master
- 24) Candy Gallery
A portion of the applications being offered by Shenzhen HAWK incorporate Weather Forecast with more than 10 million downloads, Sound Recorder with more than 100 million downloads, File Manager with 50 million downloads, Super Cleaner with more than 100 million downloads, and Virus Cleaner 2019 with more than 100 million downloads that were gathering data and sending back to the Chinese servers.
Malware acts like a troubleshooter while also trying to make you pay money or event to add more Malware. Google Play Store removes 24 Applications having over 382 million and increasing downloads. Google says, “We take reports of security and privacy violations seriously, ” Google told Forbes in a statement. “If we find behavior that violates our policies, we take action.”
After Forbes contacted Google about these applications on Tuesday and the organization quickly expelled these from the Play Store. TCL Corporation responded to VPN Pro that the company is planning to manage a security audit of its Apps for customer ease. If you have any of these apps installed on your phones, it would be best if you uninstall then right away