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Dave Snelling & Sophie Buchan

Google bans 36 popular Android apps as millions urged to delete them amid threat

People who own Android phones are being urged to check their devices after security experts recently discovered a new threat putting personal information at risk.

Taking aim at Android phones with millions of users at risk, according to the Mirror, the latest attack was spotted by McAfee Mobile Security team.

It is said to be able to infect popular applications with a malicious software library and begin performing tasks without the smartphone owners' consent.

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