There are a lot of apps in the Google Play store, and as it turns out, not all of them are safe. Pradeo researchers have prepared a report in which they confirmed that these two apps are theoretically supposed to be used for file management and data recovery, but that’s not entirely true. They have been downloaded about 1.5 million times. Which apps are we talking about?
What apps are dangerous? You better remove them quickly. They send information to servers in China
File Recovery and Data Recovery (com.spot.music.filedate) and File Manager (com.file.box.master.gkd) can be dangerous. They are said to have embedded code that can aid in surveillance. Both applications run in the background because they start up immediately after being launched.
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created by a Chinese developer. The tools can collect photos, videos, save location and SMS provider network code, and all this information is sent to Chinese servers, and thus our security and privacy are violated.
How to protect yourself from dangerous applications? Expert advises how to avoid problems
It is worth downloading a tool only and exclusively from known developers. Additionally, you should monitor how your phone behaves. – You should pay attention to certain characteristic features of infected phones. Most often, it is a quickly discharging battery or increased use of internet data. In addition, smartphone users, both iPhones and those with the Android operating system, should use antiviruses that detect threats – explained Mariusz Politowicz from Marken, a distributor of Bitdefender solutions in Poland. If you’d like, please vote in our poll below.
Source: Gazeta
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