{"id":16013,"date":"2020-09-28T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T08:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howk.de\/w1\/joker-malware-is-no-laughing-matter-as-google-play-removes-17-apps-for-billing-fraud\/"},"modified":"2020-09-28T08:00:05","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T08:00:05","slug":"joker-malware-is-no-laughing-matter-as-google-play-removes-17-apps-for-billing-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howk.de\/?p=16013","title":{"rendered":"Joker Malware Is No Laughing Matter As Google Play Removes 17 Apps For Billing Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hothardware.com\/news\/joker-malware-google-review-17-play-store-apps\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hothardware.com\/ContentImages\/NewsItem\/52968\/thumbnail\/default\/thumbnail_cybersecurity-smartphone.jpg\" alt=\"Joker Malware Is No Laughing Matter As Google Play Removes 17 Apps For Billing Fraud\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"5\"><\/a><br \/>\nMalware known as Joker is no laughing matter, especially if you have downloaded an infected app that could bring its payload. 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