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A popular Android barcode scanner app has been outed as malicious. Barcode Scanner was discovered to harbor a trojan that opens bogus sites and prompts app downloads. The app has since been removed ...

Some people will tell you Android phones are immune from viruses and malware, but this is far from the truth. In 2022, Bleeping Computer reported on a new batch of Android malware apps spotted on the ...

Your smartphone is full of surprises. There's an app if you want to use your phone as a magnifying glass or scanner. Tap or click here for hidden apps on your smartphone and how to find them.

Scanning documents is a really useful skill for a bunch of reasons in 2024, both to do with work and pleasure. Whether you want to send documents, save pictures to a digital format, or upload files, ...

If your Android device is not scanning a QR code, there could be a number of potential issues at play.

The Google Play Store might not be perfect for stopping Android malware, but its collection of scanning, app reviews, and developer requirements makes it a lot safer than the wider, unfiltered ...

Scanning a QR code with your phone is a common request, and should be simple, right? But it's not always as obvious how to do it as it should be. Read on for straightforward, illustrated instructions ...

After a December update, the Barcode Scanner Android app from Lavabird injected annoying pop-up ads inside users' mobile browsers, according to Malwarebytes. Users of a barcode scanner app on the ...

Google is adding a new built-in tool to Gboard for Android that lets you “Scan Text” using optical character recognition (OCR). About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the ...

A benign barcode scanner with more than 10 million downloads from Google Play has been caught receiving an upgrade that turned it to the dark side, prompting the search-and-advertising giant to remove ...