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Delete these 17 Android apps NOW – they can steal your cash and data.

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  • Google has removed 17 apps infected with the Joker malware
  • The apps have a total of 120,000 downloads
  • The malware is designed to steal your money, SMS, contact lists, and device information

Google has removed 17 apps capable of stealing a user’s money and private information, including SMS and contact lists. The company has removed the malicious apps from the Google Play Store, which means they’ll no longer be available for download via Google Play Store, following a research by California-based IT security company called Zscaler. The firm monitored the 17 apps and discovered that they were infected with the Joker malware that keeps finding its way to the Google Play Store by employing changes in its code. The apps are said to have a total of 120,000 downloads, so in case you have downloaded them, you should uninstall them right away.

The infected apps include PDF scanners, messengers, translators, app lock, and collage maker. In a statement, Zscaler security researcher stated, “Joker is one of the most prominent malware families that continually targets Android devices. Despite awareness of this particular malware, it keeps finding its way into Google’s official application market by employing changes in its code, execution methods, or payload-retrieving techniques. This spyware is designed to steal SMS messages, contact lists, and device information along with silently signing up the victim for premium wireless application protocol (WAP) services.”

Here’s a list of 17 infected apps removed from Google Play Store:

  • All Good PDF Scanner
  • Mint Leaf Message-Your Private Message
  • Unique Keyboard – Fancy Fonts & Free Emoticons
  • Tangram App Lock
  • Direct Messenger
  • Private SMS
  • One Sentence Translator – Multifunctional Translator
  • Style Photo Collage
  • Meticulous Scanner
  • Desire Translate
  • Talent Photo Editor – Blur focus
  • Care Message
  • Part Message
  • Paper Doc Scanner
  • Blue Scanner
  • Hummingbird PDF Converter – Photo to PDF
  • All Good PDF Scanner

The cybersecurity researchers recommend users to pay close attention to the permission list in the apps that you install on your Android device. Always read the comment or reviews on the app page and watch out for the risky permissions related to SMS, call logs, contacts, and more to avoid being a victim of hackers.

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As many as six new nursing colleges to be functional in Haryana soon

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May 5, 2022

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Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal shared that the construction work of six nursing colleges in the state will be completed soon and classes will commence in the month of July. Not only this, the new building of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula has also completed its construction work.

Adding on to this, he shared that, till now, the classes are being held in another building, the chief secretary said while presiding over the review meeting of development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore here.

CHIEF SECRETARY REVIEWED MAJOR PROJECTS

The Chief Secretary reviewed several major projects, including power, health, medical, and technical education in the state, and directed the concerned officials to complete them within the stipulated time period.

COLLEGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION

He said that the construction of nursing colleges in Dherdu village of Kaithal, Khedi Ram Nagar village of Kurukshetra, Kheranwali village of Panchkula, Aura and Dayalpur village of Faridabad, and Sadatpur village of Rewari is under construction.

The construction work of Medical college in Koriawas in Narnaul, Medical College at Jind, Bhiwani, and Dental College at Nalhar is being completed at a fast pace. The work of the second phase of Kalpana Chawla Medical College is also undergoing.

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