Security News > 2021 > November > The six most common threats against the device that knows you best

While the volume of malicious apps targeting mobile devices is not as high as those plaguing desktops, these apps are common-especially those targeting the Android platform.

The unwanted mobile apps we see most often include adware, which monetizes itself by displaying advertising on a device.

Over September, 21% of the top malicious app names we detected included the word "Chrome." The other top two terms were "Voicemail", which showed up in the names of 24% of the malicious apps detected, and "Video player", which appeared in 14% of these app names.

Imagine there is a malicious app overlaid on a banking app, but only in the credential area.

Mobile phishing attacks, often called smishing, don't only target a device through SMS. They also can be aimed at other popular messaging apps, including WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger.

If these apps have been sideloaded, you can remove them after starting the device in safe mode.

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