Identifying and Avoiding Fake Apps

[demonica]

I seacrh first some details of the apps then before downloading it , i always read the comments and feedbacks of those who downloaded the app, if the feedback isnt good i wont continue to download the app.

I've committed a mistake before. I download an app without doing a background research because of not being aware that it is dangerous. Now, I've learned how an app can possibly steal your personal information, such as bank account password and credit card numbers. Nowadays, you may find an app that seem interesting, and that will catch your attention, but don't let yourself be influenced by its name. Thus, looking for information about the developer and reading the feedback will help us to distinguish if an app is legitimate.

[KrisAlex18]

Great post mate, this should be read by all the beginners ou there because scamming and hacking is very popular in the virtual world because there are so many bad people who want to get many in an easy way by hacking scamming people, they tend to folld you for some beautiful talks and offering somethung just to persuade you on something.

Fake apps is one of their want to hack or access your account because most of the fake apps are made by the hackers and once you have downloaded it it will leave a spy or something on you computer or it may become a malware on your computer.

So always be careful when doing something on the internet and installing unfamiliar apps in your phone or computer.

[boyptc]

Lessen also the downloading of non sense apps. If you don't need the app then don't download it. What typically happens is that whenever they see an interesting app and it says they can earn from it, they'll download it without thinking and research.

scammers and cyber criminals are reluctant to target apps that do not get traffic and many downloads(that doesn't mean they don't), there is more risk in the most popular apps and websites, sites they know alot of people use and many new people try to dowmload everyday. Just like the situation with zoom few weeks ago, it became a target because of the number of people using the app increased.(the more valuable an app or website is, scammers try to impersonate it more)

The thing about zoom is different, it's not a fake app but they've been hacked, hackers stole credentials.

Unlike these fake and scam apps, they're really made to scam people. But we can compare another incident to zoom hacking and that's when some of the YouTube channels get hacked and streamed scam giveaways.

[KiloFoxtrot]

I seacrh first some details of the apps then before downloading it , i always read the comments and feedbacks of those who downloaded the app, if the feedback isnt good i wont continue to download the app.

I've committed a mistake before. I download an app without doing a background research because of not being aware that it is dangerous. Now, I've learned how an app can possibly steal your personal information, such as bank account password and credit card numbers. Nowadays, you may find an app that seem interesting, and that will catch your attention, but don't let yourself be influenced by its name. Thus, looking for information about the developer and reading the feedback will help us to distinguish if an app is legitimate.

I didn't pay attention to it before but if you just take the time to check and compare the names of some apps that looks the same, you might notice that one app is maybe just spelled differently or almost the same as the other one sometimes. And if you noticed anything unusual, this would be the best time to do some digging to research and compare these apps that somehow look alike, in order to discern which is better or legit amongst them.

[jademaxsuy]

It is true that the purpose of identifying scam or fake apps is to avoid getting scammed by scammers and identity theif could also happen if the hackef managed to get your personal information which is not good on your side. That is why people should do more research before using such apps just what I have read somewhere.