{"id":1644,"date":"2017-03-17T06:21:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T06:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/?p=1644"},"modified":"2019-08-20T07:16:20","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T07:16:20","slug":"rogue-apps-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/en\/rogue-apps-mobile","title":{"rendered":"How to Prevent Downloading Rogue Apps on Your Mobile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1649 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/17-03-2017.jpg\" alt=\"rogue apps\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/17-03-2017.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/17-03-2017-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/17-03-2017-768x288.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They are bells and whistles of every smartphone these days. You want to book taxi for your office ride or book a special gift for your loved ones, these let you do just everything within few finger taps. Mobile apps are part and parcel of our everyday life and admit it or not, it would be quite hard to do without them. But, while there are millions of good apps, there are also the ones created to make security breaches and cause harm to users.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some preventive measures for smartphone users to stay safe from rogue apps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always download apps from the official app stores such as Google Play Store for Android phone users and iTunes Store for iPhone users.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is better to give a look on app reviews on the app store before you download it as you will get an idea about the usefulness of the app.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not ignore to check app permissions to ensure that only the required ones are active and unnecessary permissions could be blocked.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always install a reliable anti-malware <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/en\/mobile-security\" target=\"_blank\">mobile security solution<\/a> on your mobile device so as to ensure that no malicious activities are performed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are trying to jailbreak your phone, please remain informed that your device becomes more vulnerable to malicious intrusions once it is jail-broken.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many apps you use on your social media accounts such as gaming apps on Facebook simply trick the users to post links to other pages and profiles using their account. This is done for generating traffic. Therefore, before you install any app on your social media profile, check out app permissions and working.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your phone battery is drained off too quickly, then it might be an indication about the presence of a\u00a0rogue app on your phone as these apps consume battery while performing malicious activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also check your mobile bill to see if there are any suspicious calls or actions for which you have been charged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stay tuned with us for more tips and tricks on saving your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/in\/mobile-security\/android\" target=\"_blank\">Android <\/a>and windows mobile devices from rogue apps and other cyber threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mobile apps are part and parcel of our everyday life and admit it or not, it would be quite hard to do without them. 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