The Nigerian Communications Commission has warned Nigerians to stay away from mobile applications from the ‘Mobile Apps Group’.
According to the commission, the group had been discovered to release apps containing trojans and adware that were harmful to users and their privacy.
The NCC-CSIRT stated this in an advisory on Tuesday.
It said, “The Nigeria Computer Emergency Response Team (ngCERT) has continued to observe and monitor the constant introduction of malicious mobile applications into Google Play Store.
“Mobile apps Group has a history of distributing malware-infected apps through the Google Play store, and the current batch of apps has already been downloaded over a million times.”
It stated that the group’s malicious apps included: Bluetooth Auto Connect; Bluetooth App Sender; Driver: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB; and Mobile transfer: smart switch.
It further disclosed that the malicious activities of these apps were high in probability and potential to do damage.
The NCC-CSIRT disclosed, “The apps will delay the display of ads for up to three days after installation to avoid detection.
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