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I found a project offering an airdrop but required participants to download and install their mobile app. The app is newly made with only few hundreds download and I don't think I'll ever use it.

Is it too risky?

yes, but not all apps are fake and fishing.
if it is obligatory, try to use emulator. If can not use emulator, keep your phone clean or buy new phone

It's too dangerous to install some third parties apps to your main phone. I'd recommend to avoid them or act like blackmagical suggests to.

Very danger and I will not follow. Airdrop that uses QT wallet usually pin discusses viruses that will take the data we all. keep it carefully, it is better to avoid the use of QT wallet airdrop, if you don't know completely about the project.

It's very risky to run an apps especially if you downloaded it somewhere else be sure you have anti virus to scan the apss you want to download. Try to search it in google if it's safe.

Do not install unchecked programs to your computer, It's too dangerous Scammers Can steal all your data from the computer.

Its no any reasons to install apps to mobile. Dont use such drops. You can miss you passwords, accaunts ets. Very dangerous.

Never take risk for some stupid airdrops. Always go with the genuine and tested apps. You will not become poor if you miss the airdrop but you may get hacked if you go with the fake apps. Careful buddy!!

Please tell me, what application do you mean? let us all know.

Airdrops that request app installation is pure rubbished. I will advice people to be very careful about all this airdrop app.

some bounty  or other testing program require downloads.
usually you should scan the app with a very good antivirus program before using.

Generally decent ico need a certain coin hold before they airdrop it such as eth ,waves,neo token airdrops.majority of airdrop that requires app to install are majorly scam or they are just doing for app advertising purpose.but there are some decent app airdrop as well such as recently there was lend airdrop that require eidoo wallet to install.

checking online at https://www.virustotal.com/, all the app directly in check and will be scanned with full details about the app in scan.
keep it carefully.

Yes, installing a mobile application from an unknown manufacturer is too risky. In such an application there may be viruses or programs stealing personal information.

I would stay away from these airdrops as well. Way to risky

that's right, we should avoid this sort of thing because it could give us more risk than what we get. actually I do not really like airdrop because usually they do not have good value in the market but sometimes they are also profitable.

if I think it's a complicated airdrop, so I will never follow the airdrop like that, there are plenty of other airdrops that are easier to follow, and also the app is likely to be at risk.

I would not install any app on mobile phone to get free tokens. There is high possibility the project could be a scam, or have some virus to still money or track the information from your mobile phone, the risk is too high.

I have experienced to encounter such thing into these kind of airdrops where you would really need to install an app.Either on pc or mobile installing into unstrusted sources into the internet will really have always that kind of risk or danger where you might able to get infected and stole of important informations store into your device.I have seen lots of scenarios based on my experience.Losing up money due to virus or malware is rampant. If you are careless enough then most likely you would really end up the same.

It's really dangerous. I wouldn't suggest to install that app to the phone that you use for 2fa no matter how much money you'll earn

I think it's too risky. It is very impractical to install a dubious application on your main computer for the sake of getting a few tens of dollars, which can cause damage to a more serious amount of money.

What kind of application does the project want to install? I once used a wallet app for a coin. But there are some failures in sending the token. Moreover, if every coin expects us to install the app, I think our phone will not be enough for everything. So I think it's impractical to be like that, because the capacity of mobile phones is not like pc or laptop.

Peraonaly downloading a required app for an airdrop is not safe since it can have viruses or malicious data that can damage your computers data or even worse use the data for fraudulent activites not to mention to steal your crypto. Even clicking into links also takes risk of hacking.

I do not think that they are good airdrops because personally they never asked to download the application and this is suspicious.

I think it's not risky, but Airdrops it's not good way to earn tokens. Try to participate in bounty campaigns by popular projects and managments team. AmaZix have good bounties.

Agree that risks are too high, i installed once, but after decided that it will be my first and last time. Even if i dont have any important information on that phone.

In my opinion, when join airdop, only filling form and make share, follow, like. Dowload the app is the risk way which include virus.

you have to work carefully with apps because if you install something on your phone you can loose everything not only crypto. The best way to be safe is to follow the biggest ICO and airdrops with big projects because in that case you will have good amount of tokens/coins with nice price in the end and your data will stay safe.

I was involved in airdrops that needed to download the app. This app was like a wallet on your phone. There you could buy and sell Bitcoin Ethereum and Bitcoin cash. A lot of downloading it. There are bad airdrops and there are good ones. Maybe in a year it will be the best app on your phone for selling cryptocurrency.

Just download Nox or some other Android emulator for your PC to use the apps. You can easily download and import/install .apk files in it (apps from play store). If anything goes wrong you can can delete or make a new emulator instance in a minute.

if in my opinion it is not so risky, because aridrops this type of free coin that the price is low. you should follow a bounty campaye you can look for in the marketplaes (altcoin), because there are many good projects and managed by a great manager.

I almost always pass by such Airdrops. Too small reward for potential risk. Only reason to install 3-rd party applications is, only if the Airdrop is launched by the project with which you already deal, as a bounty hunter and\or investor.

Yesn't you shouldn't install some weird and suspicious apps on your mobile. If you have a spare phone, sure you can install and test it

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I do not know about exactly this one app but think about your trust to this airdrop, but sometimes it is okey to use them and I unfortunatelly do not know how to know which one is okey

If the application is suspicious, I do not do it.
lots of viruses and malware coming in from such apps.
the biggest problem computer data will be threatened, may be lost and stolen.

There are things that might trigger you to install a requested app. First, if the project is an outstanding one that haven't been done before, then I don't mind installing the app. Though, you have to make sure that the app is free from virus, malicious attack or password stealer. If I happen to  make all this evaluation and it didn't rhythm, then I will  never install such..

There are lots of airdrops that do not require any app downloading. It's risky to download from unknown publisher, so let's participate more safer airdrops imo.

If that airdrop is worthy enough i might consider installing any apps but using only a different phone or emulator as what blackmagical said. But if that apps ask you something after you installed it before you will get your airdrop i think you know what it is. Be curious all the time and think wisely, in times like these only few are real left.

Don't install the apps/executables if you don't trust the publisher/source. It's not worth the airdrop token if your system is hacked or damaged.

It's a 50/50 chance that what they have downloaded have been injected by malware and can only get activated if they run it. It can also be the infamous bitcoin ransomware. Be very vigilant as always guys.

if according to install me the airdrop application may be shorter or faster

Of course it is very risky, I have long joined Airdrop but if there is airdrop that told me to download an application then I will not continue,

Well, I remember AIX airdrop, they also wanted  participant to install application and airdrop worth like 500$ on a pick point. But in general I am against installs because it is possible to crypt stiller inside application and your data can be leaked. Think twice prior to download something

I agree that there are a lot of scam apps out there offering airdrops with the intent of stealing user information.  But I still think there are also legitimate projects that offer app downloads for airdrops as it may be a boost for the project in their drive towards mass adoption.

Before installing the application, you need to make sure of the transparency and professionalism of the project, this can be done with the help of information resources. On such platforms, experts disassemble the projects into components and make their assessment to the project, this is  rating that can help you decide whether to use  application on a smartphone from this project or not

99% of apps that tell you to give mining and tokens first in the app store are not fake if you do not give specific information about the application you downloaded and fake, but you can not get results. your use will be just a waste of time. I do not recommend using it. Try it and see the result.

Should not participate in such Airdrop. Maybe your computer will be hacked and your tokens will be hacked. Just join the airdrop to request social networking sites and provide wallet address. Do not download anything about your personal computer

U understand the reasons for asking u to install software, aight? I dont participate in that kinda projects, fortunately or not.

I think it is very common because the purpose of an airdrop project is to promote the project, so it will increase the number of communities. ;D

I joined one of them is Nuo app, install and share to get nuocoin. But then, it does not have much value to me. It seems they developed and ran this airdrop campaign under the purpose of testing their product and beta.

As for my findings and opinion in this situation maybe a way to hack or a legit one or to 2 many reasons. Why?
Maybe this are...
1. The ICO of your airdrop created an app so the increase of number of downloaders will get the numbers up.
2. So therefore this app of the ICO will be endorce as one of the highest downloders in the app so people other not from airdrop participants may try it. For the reason they saw this app many downloaded it.


LASTLY YES

3. It can be a possible way to hack and may direct you in a phishing site.

For me, if airdrop does not go in line with the way that is already known or makes it simple but rather starts introducing new and difficult parts to it, I just drop the idea. After the whole thing, it might not be a guarantee the coin will do well.

I participated in 20 such airdrops and I will say that there are no risks!

Basically I do not participate in any airdrops. It's better to focus on the bounties and earn a little more. And sometimes much more  :D

installing app's are other new methods of hacking someone.. moreover the will have full access to your phone true that app. anything you install on your phone or saving in your phone will be automatically be remote by them so i suggest you don't download such app to avoid loose of BVN, ATM pin etc...

thank you run for your dear life.

It is all right. For me, I would not mind to download and install an app if I can use it or if I want to use it. Of course, it has to verified by Google Play or Apple Store, and then it must not seek to use all my personal information. If that is all the app requires, why not? Companies are free to offer free tokens for small actions that also increase adoption of their technology. That is not exactly an airdrop, although yes?

This is why I'm sick of joining airdrops especially when they are requiring such thing like installing an app or sending them an exact amount for you to be eligible of their airdrop.

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I won't download an app that can be a reason for my funds to be gone or someone can penetrate to my computer.

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It's better to safe rather than regret and lost a lot of things and important files just for these airdrops.

I really am not fond of installing any apps (whatever they are, wallet or else) for any airdrops.
First reason is security, already explained here by other fellow members,
Second reason, and as I faced it, installing any wallet, receiving any token, annnnd, ended up with a wallet with some coins in it and impossible to withdraw them because of insufficient funds of the main wallet currency.
For those reasons, I avoid airdrops that ask to install anything.

i don't have interest such project because most of the project that requires App's are not good. although some airdrops are also good but those good once can not give you reasonable and exchangeable token.

It just depends, we need to remember that not all of aps or anything, that "teams" which are looking after coins/ tokens, are scams, sometimes we need to risk something to gain anything, that is how our market is working.

In some part you are right that most of those coins are not that valuable and sometimes we are just getting tokens that haven't got any value or could not be sell but we need to remember that not every air has the same and sometimes it is not a bad idea to just risk some time to gain some nice tokens.

Some are good but some are really terrible. IMO, I don't like airdrop especially airdrop require installing moblie app like this. Of course I don't know if it's a safe app to download or not cause it can contain viruses so I can lose all my important documents in my phone. Beside if it's a safe app to download so I think it's a good way to eliminate airdrop cheaters :).

Always similar requests cause concerns to me. In one airdrop asked to give them passport details with a photo. I didn't begin to do it. Say that the companies which request information maximum always pay. Whether so it?

I don't recommend downloading apps that don't have trustable authors. Bounty tokens doesn't worth being hacked.

Now a days airdrops are not trusted enough to ads and apps. Dont dare to appreciate those request it will hit you up at rhe end. Most of rhe airdrops are not legits it will brings you viruses to your gadgets from there apps. Read and research everything before youn decide. Goodluck to you.

I am also cautious when it comes to downloading some apps to receive some tokens. I have seen a lot of times that some people would download apps and later on being hacked. I only choose those airdrops that only require an ethereum address because at least I don't need to download anything. I only choose the airdrops that I join though because there are times when the team is scam and just want to have any information like e-mail address to sell it to other people that needs the addresses.

The application store (Google play / AppStore) checks the programs for the presence of the marquee codes. It's quite normal that developers ask to install the application on their device, it raises statistics for them

Everything should be cautious on that they are randomly downloading online because once you do make a careless move then it would surely cost you money because you do lose funds either would be hacked or having downloading a malware or keylogger.
Sometimes when there are aidrops that do required app installation i do usually skip and move into other airdrop.I dont bother myself to claim those tokens no matter how many it would be.

I wouldnt. I know people who did and sometime later, their MEW gets hacked. I dont know if it's related, however, but it is a weird it happened shortly after 

It is very dangerous, your phone can steal your data and infect it with a virus. I would not recommend to perform such airdrop. It is probably a Scam.

I think that downloading the application on your mobile phone from an unknown manufacturer for the sake of airdrop tokens is too risky. Perhaps this application contains a virus that steals personal data, so I would recommend not to download this application.

I do not advise you to do this. Now, there are many applications that can be spyware. After that you can lose your data and very regret about this

It might be dangerous and it can be a hassle for new users.
But it is the way for a real adoption which again depends on the quality of the product.

It seems to me very risky, because you can infect your device with malware. After all, you can not be completely sure that the application is without malware. I would not download the application to a device where I have passwords from wallets and exchanges.

I'd rather avoid them, I won't install anything from which I don't know anything about, if you install it on your phone you may be prone to information leaks that could go really bad for you.

It is too risky because it may get malware to your devices and it can also get personal information of yours. However, there are airdrop that you need to install app but they are reliable and trustworthy. Before joining airdrop, get a background information about the airdrop manager and the purpose of that coin and other information that will help you to determine whether the airdrop is not risky.

Yes, it is risky to download apps for the sake of altcoins. We do not know if the app that you will download is safe to your phone. Based on the number of downloads, I think that app is not a good app to download. Once you download the app, the app might have advertisements. Instead of you earning money, the company/team will earn more than you because of the advertisements.

certainly risky, so you should try to research it and find out
but in my experience, there are many airdrops that do the same method, not all of them are bad there are some good ones. well so you have to research it

Definitely a bad idea. Definitely a scam. It is a must not to join in this kind of airdrop. We may never know what lies behind the apps. There might be malwares or spywares included or any kind of modus that can get important information from your device.

bad way I think it is possible that nothung dangerous in downloading app, but it is too risly to check it up and I just avoid this kind of airdrops

Make sure first if the project was legit and was verified by many users. And if you want to install it in your computer, make sure to activate the antivirus and turn the internet offline to make sure that it is not a virus application for you to be safe from hack.

Hi, everybody. ;) I such Airdrop pass by. There are many other Airdrop that are easier to do and do not need to install the application on your phone.

Wekk, airdrops today aren't as they used ti be at first. At first you could earn a lot with justa little effort, like registering the airdrop alone evn without a referral. Today things have changed and downloading the app. Anyways don't forget to read reviews before you download anything. It'll help you kbow much about the app you're downloading.

extremely negative ... airdrop should not carry some kind of application ... I miss these. - risky /

It is risky, true. But I would not say that it is definitely a scam  :o  Does somebody have examples of scams or malwares with app wallets  ???

Once the virus run on the computer, it might capture all data and any sensitive data will be not safe anymore. I always worry about it when I want to participate in an airdrop that requires to install the application, then worries make me stop and cancel to join the airdrop.

I wouldn't have done that. I am generally very skeptical about airdrops, almost do not participate in them. Therefore, to install some unknown application I would not.

You can pick up some virus on your phone. Therefore, I also believe that it is very risky to download some questionable applications. If you still want to try, you should be very careful or try to download it to another phone.

Because there was a lot of possibility if that app has already inserted by malware that can steal all of our data. This already happened in so many times. So many people have experienced in this case.
Just avoid it and then forget it.

I bypass such airdropy side. This is a very dubious benefit. For the sake of getting some kopecks, you can infect your device with a virus and lose data.

Yes I believe this is another type of Scam and have never installed apps they required. I did not take part in such projects

i would not install an app for any airdrop. certainly most apps are a virus or something like that. only if i was absolutely sure, it is a serious project, i would do something like that maybe. but when can you be sure?

I think the app should be in the play store or the apple store in the case of iPhone, to try to make sure it is something safe, because it is very delicate information we can have on the phone, many people use the phone as a wallet, which I see extremely risky, but there are people who need it that way to pay things and make transactions.

I agree with many, the installation of such an application can be very dangerous. Better take part in the bounty. Airdrops it is no profitable direction.

I participated in Airdrop and installed an extension of an App that offered some tokens. The funny thing that after several weeks it updated Google Chrome and it was removed. :P I think I lost my tokens. Maybe I do not participate in another Airdrop like that.  :D

I myself actually never follow the airdrop program. I focus more on bounty achievement. I think that we must see the profits or rewards of the airdrops that require the apps install. if the reward is profitable, you can consider it. However, you must be careful because it may be risky for you. know the team members, analyze the team project, and see the reward numbers. if it doesn't match to what you expect, leave it and vice versa.

It not risky at all. You just install the app they required and you are good to go. This only means that the project that is airdroping has had their own apps for their tokens. So no worries my friend.

That is a good advise to follow, thank you!

It is maybe a little off topic here, but do you take part in airdrops that require KYC?

it used to be profitable! One of my friends earned $ 300 to complete the minimum tasks! but now they pay very little, and then the token is still falling in price very much! in the end, you can not even put on the stock exchange and sell it! just trash your wallet! just install the mobile app - there are no risks!)))

in any case, you need to be careful with these applications that you install on your computer. You never know, but there may be some program Trojans that can calculate personal information.

Installing application is not good, they can have inside malicious code and stole your keys.
Airdrop means tokens for free: filling the form with your wallet and its all

To be honest, based on one-time negative reviews about the air drop, I find this field of activity in the cryptocurrency market fairly relaxed and less attractive.

Dangerous to install apps on your primary phone. You can buy the cheapest phone and install any applications on it.

I guess it may be, but it is normal when airdrop rules requires app installing. They(team of the project) need to advertise their product, and if they have app one of the ways to advertise it is to increase the quantity of downloads. How could they do it without huge advertising payments? Right, they require airdrop participants to download it. Airdrop-as-is.
By the way Google Play checks apps for viruses. But not perfectly, from time to time :) Remember about that

if the token or coin you are going to get is small probably its not worth the risk to do it, just stick with others that require less and no installation or some sort

airdrop indeed basically fraught with risk. without or with the required application requires the possibility of same. many airdrops that have the price doesn't match the expectations which exist and this certainly does not make the followers from the airdrop was not satisfied with the results. even many whose only aim is indeed a scam and almost all like this.

I agree on your idea mate, the purpose of anti virus is really relevant to the app and this will help is to be successful for installing. To gather information is the first stop to do so that you will be able to go for the next level you want to do.

I don't even waste my time and data downloading and installing an app that I have no use for, a token that would probably worth nothing even after hitting exchange, with my past experience, they are all waste of time, I can't even think about doing such, I can't keep waisting my time for such nonsense.

If they have a good reputation, then why not, on the other hand, you need to look at the profit you can earn, whether it makes sense to download this application or this waste of time and phone memory.

I'm predicting that the potential for that big application will collect your personal information in the form of KYC. And most smartphone apps will know your location and habit of using your phone, and it will match the information you provide to get your information for sale on the black market.