A handful of apps purporting to specialize in virus detection and scanning were recently removed from Google s Play marketplace and Amazon after being deemed fake. The apps, some free, some which retailed for up to $3.99, were all uploaded to Play and Amazon by a developer with the name Mina Adib. In actuality the apps, with names like Anti-Hacker PLUS, Me Web Secure and JU AntiVirus Pro, were nothing more than a fa..ade of images and progress bars
Source: https://threatpost.com/placebo-security-apps-booted-from-google-play-amazon/106498/