One can take over your phone
Security experts encourage users around the world to be extremely careful when it comes to downloading new apps. It is further encouraged that you do not download apps that cannot be found through the official app stores.
However, it happens sometimes that scammers still succeed in getting an app that has bad intentions, and that is exactly what happened to the five that you are presented with below.
Supervpn
According to analyzes from 2020 and 2023, the SuperVPN app has been called 'one of the most dangerous and most unreliable free VPNs' due to weak security features. Its connections to China and inability to remove web content blocking have also been a concern.
Noizz
Another app that you shouldn't have on your smartphone is the Noizz app, which is a popular video and music editing app that has been downloaded about 100 million times.
With this app, unfortunately, the case is that the app contains a malicious malware that steals your private data and utilizes it to perform harmful 'operations' in the background while users are distracted by the content of the app.
Fake chatgpt apps
False chatgpt apps have also created headings as they exploit the growing popularity of Openais Chatgpt. These imitations can contain malware, which is why you should stay far away from them.
Essential Horoscope
The Essential Horoscope app has also proved to be anything but innocent.
When it had been downloaded more than 100,000 times from the Google Play store, it emerged that the app contains the dangerous Xamalicious Malware that can take over devices completely, which means that both your information and money are at risk if you have the app.
UC web browser
The last app the security experts chose to shed light on is the UC web browser developed by the Chinese company UCWEB. Experts claim that the browser's insufficient data security makes personal information available to cyber criminals.
Users are encouraged to delete all of the mentioned apps if they still have them on their smartphones.
