ALERTA: Se tens 1 destas 200 aplicações Android elimina-a agora!

Filipe Alves
Filipe Alves
Tempo de leitura: 5 min.

A Google Play Store é um local mágico, contudo, nem tudo é perfeito. A loja de aplicações da Google tem milhões de aplicações e é normal 200 delas passarem despercebidas com Adware, Malware ou Spyware. Por isso é que é importante atualizar sempre as aplicações e também a Google Play Store.

Esta lista de 200 aplicações estava afetada pelo Adware Simbad e se tens uma das que estão na lista em baixo é melhores removeres a aplicação do teu smartphone. Ainda que todas estas aplicações tenham sido removidas da Google Play Store, a Google não tem autorizações de remover Apps do teu smartphone. Ou seja, tens ser tu a eliminar.

O que faz este Adware Simbad?

As aplicações afetadas por este Adware vão pôr o teu smartphone e as tuas informações em risco. De acordo com especialistas da CheckPoint, as aplicações afetadas conseguiam abrir links de phishing no teu browser, direcionar-te para a Play Store para instalar mais Apps com este Adware e, no pior dos cenários, instalar outras aplicações que te vão pôr em risco sem a tua autorização.

Ainda que seja considerado Adware, esta ameaça é bem mais relevante do que se pode imaginar. Dessa forma, não te deixes ficar parado e confirma que não tens nenhuma destas aplicações no teu smartphone.

A Google está a fazer de tudo para apanhar todas as aplicações com o Adware, contudo, não é garantido que tal aconteça. Segundo os especialistas da Checkpoint, alguns dos desenvolvedores podia até nem ter ideia que este pequeno código tinha esta enorme ameaça.

Foram mais de 150 milhões de downloads.

Estas aplicações em conjunto contam com mais de 150 milhões de downloads. É muito provável que possas estar nesta lista. Lembra-te, todo o cuidado é pouco!

Vou-te passar o nome das aplicações abaixo e terás de ter paciência porque são mesmo muitas. Mas por favor olha com cuidado e desinstala qualquer aplicação com o mesmo nome das referidas abaixo.

Elimina agora se tens uma destas 200 aplicações no teu smartphone Android:

  • Snow Heavy Excavator Simulator
  • Hoverboard Racing
  • Real Tractor Farming Simulator
  • Ambulance Rescue Driving
  • Heavy Mountain Bus Simulator 2018
  • Fire Truck Emergency Driver
  • Farming Tractor Real Harvest Simulator
  • Car Parking Challenge
  • Speed Boat Jet Ski Racing
  • Water Surfing Car Stunt
  • Offroad Wood Transport Truck Driver 2018
  • Volumen booster & Equalizer
  • Prado Parking Adventure
  • Oil Tanker Transport Truck Driver
  • Monster Truck Demolition
  • Hummer taxi limo simulator
  • Excavator Wrecking Ball Demolition Simulator
  • Offroad Gold Transport Truck Driver 2018
  • Sea Animals Truck Transport Simulator
  • Water Surfing Motorbike Stunt
  • Police Chase
  • Police Plane Transporter
  • Ambulance Driver Extreme Rescue
  • Hovercraft Racer
  • Cars Transport Truck Driver 2018
  • Motorbike Pizza Delivery
  • Heavy Excavator – Stone Cutter Simulator
  • Bottle shoot archery
  • Offroad buggy car racing
  • Garbage Truck – City trash cleaning simulator
  • Tanks Attack
  • Dinosaur Park – Train Rescue
  • Pirate Ship Boat Racing 3D
  • Flying taxi simulator
  • Jetpack Water
  • Volumen Booster
  • Animal Farming Simulator
  • Monster Truck
  • Offroad jeep car racing
  • Flying Car Stunts On Extreme Tracks
  • Tractor Farming 2018
  • Impossible Farming Transport Simulator
  • Volumen Booster
  • Mustang Rally Championship
  • Deleted Photo Recovery
  • Speed Boat Racing
  • Super Cycle Jungle Rider
  • My name on Live Wallpaper
  • Magical Unicorn Dash
  • Super Cycle Jungle Rider
  • Love Caller Screen
  • Racing Car Stunts On Impossible Tracks
  • Racing Car Stunts On Impossible Tracks 2
  • Urban Limo Taxi Simulator
  • Tractor Farming Simulator
  • Camper Van Driving
  • Bottle Shoot Sniper 3D
  • Full Screen Incoming Call
  • Beard mustache hairstyle changer Editor
  • Volumen Booster
  • girlfriend photo editor
  • Mobile Number Tracker & Locator
  • Garden Photo Editor
  • Fortune Wheel
  • Farming Transport Simulator 2018
  • OffRoad Tractor Transport
  • my name on live wallpaper
  • Flying Ambulance Emergency Rescue
  • Mustang Driving Car Race
  • Waterpark Car Racing
  • Impossible Tracks – Extreme Trucks
  • Flying Motorbike Stunts
  • Fire Truck Emergency Rescue – Driving Simulator
  • Heavy Snow Excavator Snowplow Simulator
  • Water Skiing
  • Women Make Up and Hairstyle Photo Maker
  • Mountain Bus Simulator
  • Van Pizza
  • Truck Transport and Parking Simulator
  • Hoverboard Racing Spider Attack
  • Motorsport Race Championship
  • Demolition Derby
  • Love Caller with love ringtones
  • House Transport Truck – Moving Van Simulator
  • Heavy Excavator Stone Driller Simulator
  • Super Cycle Downhill Rider
  • Extreme Rally Championship
  • Missile Attack Army Truck
  • Caller Location & Mobile Location Tracker
  • Mobile number locator
  • My name on Live Wallpaper
  • City Metro Bus Pk Driver Simulator 2017
  • Full Screen Incoming Call
  • Man Casual Shirt Photo Suit
  • American muscle car race
  • Offroad Nuclear Waste Transport – Truck Driver
  • Mad Cars Fury Racing
  • High Wheeler Speed Race
  • Number Coloring
  • Camper Van Race Driving Simulator 2018
  • Unicorn Float – Speed Race
  • Dual Screen Browser
  • Harvest Timber Simulator
  • Hot Micro Racers
  • Lara Unicorn Dash
  • Wingsuit Simulator
  • Food Truck Driving Simulator
  • Dog Race Simulator
  • SUV car – parking simulator
  • Phone Finder
  • Phone number locator
  • Gallery Lock
  • Secret screen recorder
  • Face Beauty Makeup
  • Christmas letters to santa and three wise man
  • Deleted Files recovery
  • Dual Screen Browser
  • Broken Screen – Cracked Screen
  • Garden Photo Editor
  • Modi Photo Frame 2
  • Love Caller Screen
  • Anti Theft & Full Battery Alarm
  • Love Caller Screen 2
  • Voice reading for SMS. Whatsapp & text sms
  • Name on Pic-Name art
  • Speed Boat Racing
  • Train Driving Simulator
  • Super Cycle Rider
  • Racing Horse Championship 3D
  • Move App To SD Card 2016
  • Pop Toy Creator
  • Photo Live Wallpaper
  • Magical Unicorn Dash
  • Truck Wheel of Death
  • Live Translator
  • Volume Control Widget
  • World cup 2018 football shirt maker
  • Girlfriend Photo Editor 2
  • My Photo on Music Player
  • taxi
  • Garden Photo Editor
  • Fortune Wheel Deluxe
  • Extreme Motorcycle Racer
  • Offroad Snow Bike – Christmas Racing
  • Bottle Shoot
  • Photo Background Changer 2017
  • Offroad Christmas Tree Transport
  • Tank Transport Army Truck
  • Flag face paint: World Cup 2018
  • World Cup 2018 Teams Flags Live Wallpaper
  • Selfie Camera
  • Missile Attack Army Truck
  • Max Player
  • Flash Alert – Flash on Call
  • Photo Video Maker with Music
  • Brain Games & IQ Test
  • Audio Video Mixer
  • Pop Toy Creator 2
  • Flash on Call and SMS
  • Heart Photo Frames
  • Shayari 2017
  • Photo on Birthday Cake
  • Nature Photo Frames
  • Calendar 2018 Photo Frame
  • Christmas Truck Transport Simulator
  • Modern Santa – Christmas van drive
  • Change your voice
  • Moster vs Water
  • EDIT Flowers Photo Frames
  • Photo Video Maker with Music
  • Toilet Paper Race
  • Dog Crazy Race Simulator
  • Luxury Photo Frame
  • Bike Wheel of Death
  • World Famous Photo Frames
  • Heavy Snow Excavator Christmas Rescue
  • Deleted Files Recovery
  • Football Results & Stats Analyzer
  • 3D Photo Frame Cube Live Wallpaper
  • Green Hill PhotoFrame
  • Christmas Magic Board
  • Animal Parts Photo Editor
  • DSLR Camera Blur
  • Car Photo Frame
  • Hands Slap Game
  • 4D Maa Durga Live Wallpaper
  • Men Sweatshirt Photo Editor
  • Connect Letters. Words Game
  • Recover Deleted Pictures
  • Custom Radio Alarm Clock
  • Anti-spam Calls
  • Compatibility Test
  • Dual Screen Browser
  • Magic Glow Live Wallpaper
  • Porgy Virtual Pet
  • Tap the Ball
  • Clock Live Wallpaper
  • Royale Stats
  • Fire text photo frame
  • Christmas greetings card
  • Best App Lock
  • DJ Photo Frames
  • Auto Call redial
  • Guess the picture
  • ProfesionalRecorder

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Filipe Alves
Filipe Alves
Fundador do projeto 4gnews e desde cedo apaixonado pela tecnologia. A trabalhar na área desde 2009 com passagens pela MEO, Fnac e CarphoneWarehouse (UK). Foi aí que ganhou a experiência que necessitava para entender as necessidades tecnológicas dos utilizadores.