Risk of downloading files and software

ET Online. NEW DELHI: Popular apps on your smartphones can be fun and engaging but they may contain malicious software, or malware , which can give hackers access to your data. Incidents of phones getting hacked and hackers exploiting personal data of users are not rare. Tech-savvy year-old Deepak, who is always glued to his phone and has the habit of downloading games, got to know this the hard way. Within two hours of downloading a gaming app which seemed to be very engaging, his phone became slow and other apps in his phone started crashing and the phone hanged within no time.

That was the time he realised that the malware from the gaming app has been embedded in his phone. According to a study of more than , apps available from the Google Play store by cyber security company, NowSecure, Stay on top of technology and startup news that matters. Subscribe to our daily newsletter for the latest and must-read tech news, delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to ETPrime. Browse Companies:. Find this comment offensive? Related Posts. Cyber Security.

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