Android malware subscribes you to premium services without you knowing
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- Sin
- HCj
- 14 Aug 2023
It's Google malware I think although I do think Google has a point when it come down too internet security the Google app store isn't the only app store with built in security and banking
I do trust Google up too a point however Google is know for making mistakes most malware apps I've experienced come from Google can't just claim something is a virus when I personally tested something and it is not a virus
It's a known fact Google will actually slow down any alternative browser that doesn't use the same engine as Google by artificially increasing the workload palemoon browser and Firefox for browser are all victims of this problem on YouTube
Aptoide has it's own built in security and payment systems
Uptodown I don't know if they support payment systems or not
The appgallery also has it's own payment system
There is also third party internet security programs like Kaspersky or 360 total security that are designed too protect your security
Plus some app pay you too use them
For example money apps that has been tested and reviewed
I guess it comes down too who you trust with security and money
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- Adul Al Salami Kebab
- gx%
- 07 Jul 2022
If Google just let me easy swap region for apps I would not need to do it...
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- Cyberchum
- Nu6
- 07 Jul 2022
you have to suffer, 07 Jul 2022thats a different story, i always sideload apps to downgrad... moreI do that, too. I back up its data. Delete the app. Install the older version. And finally restore the app's data. Voila!
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- wrg
- 07 Jul 2022
Cyberchum, 07 Jul 2022Usually, but not always. I know many times I've had to... morethats a different story, i always sideload apps to downgrade if the latest one doesnt work properly. others are looking for modded games and apps deserves the consequences.
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- Cyberchum
- Nu6
- 07 Jul 2022
you have to suffer, 04 Jul 2022usually cheapskaters tryna find cracked apps and games for free.Usually, but not always. I know many times I've had to download stock apps from the internet (Apkmirror and likes) for one reason or the other (play store acting up, for e.g). Very recently, I had to get WhatsApp apk directly from their website, and sent to my aunt so she could update her WhatsApp, because she's been trying from Play store without success (likely because of low storage).
In the end, people should have the option of getting their apps from other sources. And devs should be able to point users to their sites, to avoid the store tax.
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- Cyberchum
- Nu6
- 07 Jul 2022
IpsDisplay, 04 Jul 2022Being anecdotal and not having an issue good for you..
T... morePhone packs aren't part of the device, itself. It's an accessory. Most phones don't even come with pack in the box: most people who buy it do because they want it and see its importance. Knows the risk that comes without using it.
Phones, on the other hand, come without root access. One who wants it usually have to go through hoops and rigors to gain the access. That person most likely knows what it entails. Knows the risk that comes with the access.
Aside the fundamental differences between the two, there are way more chances of someone using his phone without a pack and/or glass protection cracking his display than there are of one using a rooted phone getting hacked or affected with malware. Even though rooted phones are more vulnerable to attacks, non-tech savvy people with unrooted phones (because they rarely use rooted phones) are more likely to fall victim to such attacks.
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- Cyberchum
- Nu6
- 07 Jul 2022
Grey Wolf, 03 Jul 2022That kind of thinking is not smart. Is like saying "Wh... moreNo! It's no like saying that. Car seat belt don't automatically strap itself on someone once the take the seat and refuses to come off. Someone would need to put it on. Traffic law also makes wearing car seat belts compulsory. Going against it is, aside from directly threatening the person's LIFE, is a crime.
And one could actually replace the one that came directly from the car maker and outfit another matching one from another source.
This isn't about not using apps at all; it's about getting app from another source other than the default one. Your analogy is fundamentally flawed!
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- Anonymous
- UN5
- 06 Jul 2022
blue, 03 Jul 2022Apple's iOS had several problems of this kind, and man... moreiOS had security problems in the past, nobody can deny this, but Apple has the solution: zero fragmentation and thus able to push updates fixing those problems.
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- Hudinited
- LHg
- 05 Jul 2022
Grey Wolf, 03 Jul 2022That kind of thinking is not smart. Is like saying "Wh... moreEven that seatbelt can be reason of something happening rather than not if your airbag fails, so yeah. Crossing a road isn't smart by your logic, something can hit you or why you would drive a car and risk accidents? Because you need something that's worth it. In car scenario it's fast travel in phone scenario is to do everything i want for what i paid.
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- Hudinited
- LHg
- 05 Jul 2022
IpsDisplay, 04 Jul 2022Being anecdotal and not having an issue good for you.. T... morePeople who drop their phones aren't even similar to people who know how to use an electronic device. Honestly it's more probable that regular user will got scammed on adult sites than me catching a malicious software. But ofc you wouldn't understand that no matter how i tried to explain that. It's not that dangerous, and it can be hugely beneficial especially on low end devices. I would rather allow you to access my data rather than any government. Chinese, US , Russian or mine... No way! Do you know for what they sell that data? 🤔
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- Anonymous
- K1I
- 05 Jul 2022
blue, 03 Jul 2022Apple's iOS had several problems of this kind, and man... morefor easy win situation , bring up Apple so Android wont look that bad ...
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- Anonymous
- K1I
- 05 Jul 2022
such innovation
no wonder people always said android 10 years ahead ~
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- IpsDisplay
- 4m}
- 04 Jul 2022
Hudinited, 03 Jul 2022Dude, i have my phone rooted for years and years and years.... moreBeing anecdotal and not having an issue good for you..
The logic is simple rooting grants you more access if conditions are the same a rooted phone can be tampered with more than an unrooted one
If you want access to cpu governors etc then it's equally true for external malicious users as well
I know people that drop their phones everyday and not a single crack.. does that logic means that dropping your smartphone is not a risk??
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- wrg
- 04 Jul 2022
Yuri84, 04 Jul 2022Why sideload at all?usually cheapskaters tryna find cracked apps and games for free.
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- Anonymous
- Sn8
- 04 Jul 2022
Yuri84, 04 Jul 2022Why sideload at all?Because of free use for paid app
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- AnonD-1037771
- 0Ca
- 04 Jul 2022
It's very hard to understand what a developer wrote if you are not an expert. Many times the bad guys will conseal the malicious code inside variables or functions with names very similar to regular variables and confuse the hack of people who are paid to examine the code.
But keep sideloading apks, ROMs, use wireless headphones and install as many camera filter apps for that perfect selfie which nobody actually wants to see. Meanwhile, black hat hackers are rubbing their hands and filling their pockets.
PS Majority of the victims are probably who-a-who fans 😂
Also, NEVER connect to a wifi that has no password and it's not yours!
🌈👽💋
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- Yuri84
- 0T@
- 04 Jul 2022
LoutervanPlaisier, 04 Jul 2022There's one benefit of not fasten your seatbelt and th... moreYou know, with this logic your car doesn't need doors either. Or brakes. Or roof.
Wait, I think I found your best vehicle! Electric scooter! No doors, no seatbelts, super fast to get out of (just make a step) and STILL drives you around!
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- LoutervanPlaisier
- mbD
- 04 Jul 2022
Anonymous, 03 Jul 2022Never the same situation, because there's no benefit o... moreThere's one benefit of not fasten your seatbelt and that's to be faster out of your car, when necassary or not. It's just easier to go without. Yes, less safety if you mind, but query free on duty.
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- Anonymous
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- 04 Jul 2022
Big doubt. The only reason Microsoft would claim this is to scare people into thinking they need to use Microsoft Defender which was recently released. This is just a glorified advertisement. Android phones now have many precautions which prevent sideloading by normal people. Anyone who is stupid enough to download an app from an untrustworthy website frankly deserves that malware.