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  Another batch of malicious apps filled with adware and malware has managed to slip past Google’s defenses and end up on the Play Store.In order to trick unsuspecting users into downloading them, these 36 malicious apps pose as image-editing tools, virtual keyboards, system optimizers, wallpaper changers and other useful tools.  While these apps promise to add new functionality to your Android smartphone, they actually push intrusive ads, subscribe users to premium services and steal social media accounts instead, according to BleepingComputer. The malicious apps were discovered by security researchers from the antivirus software maker Dr. Web who provided further insight on each of the individual apps in a new report.Although Google has removed most of these bad apps from the Play Store, you will still need to uninstall them manually if you have any of them on your Android devices.. Adware apps that keep running in the background In addition to just being anno