Eleven dangerous Android apps that could be stealing your bank details

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Android users have been warned over 11 apps that could be signing you up to paid for services without your consent. Experts at Check Point say the number of applications range from flower wallpaper apps to memory games, reports the Mirror.

The apps, which appear legitimate, contain malware which is referred to as Joker - one of the most prominent types of virus software on Android.

Once the malware is installed, users are then signed up to a number of premium services without them knowing about it.In a blog, Check Point researchers explained: “Joker, one of the most prominent types of malware for Android, keeps finding its way into Google’s official application market as a result of small changes to its code, which enables it to get past.