Are App Stores Really Safe? How Smartphone Malware Is Filtered Out

Do you have malware on your phone? Unless you’ve rooted or jailbroken your device, the answer is probably no. Smartphone viruses are real, but app stores do a pretty good job of filtering them out. Of course, no process is perfect. Stuff has gotten through, which we’ll get to. But assuming you stick to your phone’s official software store – the App Store for iOS and Google Play on Android – the odds of infection are extremely low, thanks to approval processes on both platforms. Let’s talk about how these systems work, what kinds of malware have gotten through, and how...

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