Security researcher Lukas Stefanko discovered the 13 such malicious in Google play with more than 560,000+ installs. Among the identified 13 apps, 2 apps are in trending list. The main purpose of these malicious apps is to download and install additional apps that display annoying ads in the victim devices. All the malicious apps have been removed from the play store now. The malicious apps are empty shells and they are uploaded to Google play to trick the victims in installing the final payload Game Center. The app will hide after the launch and then display ads once the device is unlocked.”]
Source: https://gbhackers.com/13-malicious-apps-google-play/