Even if you’re downloading new Android apps from an official app store like the Google Play Store, you still need to be careful as bad apps do manage to slip past Google’s defenses from time to time.
When we talk about bad apps, most of the time we’re referring to malicious apps that contain malware, but another threat to look out for is adware apps. While not nearly as dangerous as malicious apps, adware apps can put your privacy at risk as well as your devices themselves, since they use additional resources when loading ads in the background to make money for their creators.
