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Beware; the Joker virus is popping back up in some Android apps

Posted on July 26, 2022August 27, 2023 By bot

The Joker virus (malware) first came to fame in 2017 when it infected devices by hiding itself in popular Google Playstore apps. Google has been hard at work scanning and removing apps infected with the Joker virus and took down upwards of 1,700 apps total. Estimated reading time: 2 minutesIn September of last year, the Joker virus resurfaced in 24 apps that users downloaded more than 500,000 times before Google removed them.
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