Security experts are urging users worldwide to be extremely careful when downloading new apps. It is further encouraged not to download apps that are not available through the official app stores.
Sometimes, however, scammers still manage to get approval for an app that has bad intentions, and that’s exactly what happened to the five you’ll be presented with below.
SuperVPN
The SuperVPN app, according to 2020 and 2023 analysis, has been called ‘one of the most dangerous and unreliable free VPNs’ due to weak security features. The links to China and the inability to unblock online content have also been a point of concern.
Noizz
Another app that you should not have on your smartphone is the Noizz app, which is a popular video and music editing app that has been downloaded approximately 100 million times.
Unfortunately, the issue with this app is that the app contains a malicious malware that steals your private data and exploits it to perform malicious ‘operations’ in the background while users are distracted by the app’s content.
Fake ChatGPT apps
Fake ChatGPT apps have also made headlines when they take advantage of the growing popularity of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. These imitations may contain malware, which is why you should stay far away from them.
Important Horoscope
The Essential Horoscope app has also proven to be anything but innocent.
After being downloaded more than 100,000 times from the Google Play Store, it emerged that the app contains the dangerous Xa malware, which can completely take over devices, meaning both your information and money are at risk if you have the app.
UC browsers
The last app the security experts chose to highlight is the UC browser, developed by the Chinese company UCWeb. Experts claim that the browser’s inadequate data security makes personal information available to cybercriminals.
Users are encouraged to delete all the aforementioned apps if they still have them on their smartphones.
