A Barcode Scanner App With Millions of Downloads Goes Rogue After an update in December, the app began infecting Android devices, bombarding users with ads on their default browser.

If you're using an Android device, here are five of the best QR code scanner apps to download.

According to a new report, popular Android app Barcode Scanner has been removed from the Google Play Store after it was outed as malware.

Lavabird Ltd.'s Barcode Scanner was an Android app that had been available on Google's official app repository for years. The app, accounting for over 10 million installs, offered a QR code reader ...

Security researchers at Malwarebytes have discovered malware in the popular barcode scanning app called Barcode Scanner available on the Play Store.

The iTunes App Store listing for this update makes mention of the Scan QR Code update. "Scan a QR code or barcode by using 3D Touch on the app logo or searching for "QR" in Spotlight." ...

You can scan a barcode with your iPhone by using a third-party app. Currently, there are no built-in apps that can read barcodes.

Barcode scanner applications are usually quite simple, and have one purpose. Still, some of these apps offer more than others, and then there’s the design aspect to consider, as not many of them ...

Following our coverage and the Malwarebytes report, the legitimate Barcode Scanner app actually received far fewer 1-star releases, as it probably became clearer that the ZXing Team application ...

The original Barcode Scanner app, seemingly mistaken for malware, is getting review-bombed The co-creator says he regrets ever making it open source ...