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Alice Peacock & Aaron Morris

Google bans four more Android phone and tablet scam apps - urging millions to delete them now

Google has banned a further four mobile applications after discovering them to be packed with dangerous malware - and is urging anyone who may have downloaded them to delete them urgently.

Security experts at Malwarebytes initially uncovered the dangerous platforms, which were listed for download on the Google Play store.

The apps were deemed to be loaded with malware, directing unsuspecting users to phishing sites used by con artists.

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