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Even though Google has been regularly inspecting, reviewing applications, removing fake applications and malwares, their spread on Google Play Store remain unstoppable. So, how can you detect and avoid downloading fake applications? These will be 9 Tips To Avoid Fake Applications - Malicious Codes On Google Play Store
1.Accessing the official Play Store
Google’s official store on Android devices is Google Play Store, which contains every application before they are published. After being automatically inspected, programming experts will focus on reviewing codes to detect the nature of the application. This is how Google censors applications.
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However, there are some applications made available on the Store as some loopholes have been detected by programmers.
2.Checking application search results on Play Store
Let’s spend a few seconds to check the search results being displayed. Fake applications tend to use icons which are similar to the original ones in order to deceive users. Hence, be aware of applications having similar icons and ones appear multiple times.
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3.Checking application name and the developer
Not only icons, you also need to check applications’ names and their developers carefully.
Definitely, fake applications usually come along with similar names (different symbols) to the original developers; but in fact, the original developers will be authenticated by Google (blue check marks).
In the case of fake WhatsApp, developers’ names are exactly the same, but in other applications, there will be no “Update” in an authentic name.
The fake SwiftKey application has recently been detected as “Swift Keyboard”. However, the developer is “Designer Superman”, so users are able to recognize this as a fake application since SwiftKey is developed by a company with the same name (and being a Microsoft affiliate).
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If the name of the application and the developer are both sophisticatedly counterfeit, check other applications of that developer. On your smartphone, you will only need to scroll down to the description to check other applications published by the developer. If all of or most of them are unusual applications, there is a high chance that the application you want to download is fake.
4.Checking application description
Most of the legitimate developers always leave clear contact information with nice layout in the application description so that users are able to report any issues. Fake applications tend to be different, and hackers never want their information to be disclosed.
5.Reading application reviews
If it is an official application with favorable features, users will usually leave high reviews rates. However, hackers tend to leave a number of positive reviews, but users who installed the application and detected it would have left some warnings. Therefore, you should spend some time to check the reviews.
6.Checking the release date
Every application on Google Play Store has a release date when the application was uploaded for the first time or the date of the most recent update. This could be the sign to check whether the application is new and reliable or not. The more update the application has, the more stabilize it is.
7.Checking the number of downloads
Most of the time, popular applications have a great number of downloads on Google Play, and the more downloads it has, the higher the reputation is.
Thus, if you encounter any popular application with only 1,000 downloads, it must be a fake application.
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8.Checking the developer’s website and support email
Authentic developers not only want to sell their applications, but they also want to create a community, to widen and develop their brand. By providing emails and websites, they will take responsibility for any issue caused by the application to users, which enhances their credibility and improve, develop the application. If the developer doesn’t provide any contact information, you should be cautious and check the release date, other users’ reviews and rates for the application.
Obviously, you need to find out the signs of a safe website, which is easily identified by checking the SSL certificate or “HTTPS” address. This will prove that the connection has been encrypted between your device and the developer’s server.
9.Checking relevant photos
Fake developers may steal photos from the legitimate Play Store list (similar to icons), but you should take a closer look to these photos. Photos of fake applications are mostly quite nice, but their captions are usually meaningless. Hence, you shouldn’t install these applications.
In order to prevent fake applications, Google has been utilizing Google Play Protect, a security system that authenticate applications on Play Store.
Read more: Google’s Action Against Malicious Applications On Google Play Store
These are 9 Tips To Avoid Fake Applications - Malicious Codes On Google Play Store. I hope that this will help you to protect your device from malicious and imitated applications. Good luck!
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