These 25 apps were removed from Google Play Store for stealing your Facebook data

You should delete these apps from your phone if you have them

These apps, which are made to look like everything from general wallpaper and flashlight apps to mobile games, were found with a malware that could steal your Facebook login credentials.

"When an application is launched on your phone, the malware queries the application name. If it is a Facebook application, the malware will launch a browser that loads Facebook at the same time. The browser is displayed in the foreground which makes you think that the application launched it. When you enter your credentials into this browser, the malware executes java script to retrieve them. The malware then sends your account information to a server."

The apps bypass the Google security protocols by allegedly using "packers" that are hidden in the APK in the form of extra DEX files and foreign language such as Arabic, which reduces the readability for people. Additionally, even if Google takes action against the sketchy apps, the fraudsters develop a more robust mechanism to avoid detection and removal.