VivaVideo, this innocent and useful application, is actually a very dangerous application on your phone, remove it!
Today, a new report from the upstream security research department has been published, and one of its results is strange:
Users should check and see if they have one of the most popular video apps on their Android phones. If they have, they should take precautions!
This is not the first time that a serious security warning has been given about this app and there are concerns about all versions of this app, but some of its versions are really classified as “very dangerous” and should be removed from the phone as soon as possible. .
Surprisingly, this app is VivaVideo. This application is installed on most Android phones and is one of the most popular free video editing apps. It is estimated that only 100 million people have installed it through the Play Store, and users who have installed it from other markets should be added to this number.
Previous accusations leveled at VivaVideo had little evidence. But now, undeniable evidence has been obtained of the frauds that the paid and premium versions of this app have.
The problem is that this app is updated regularly and has embedded codes that effectively thwart security research.
The same defense mechanism of VivaVideo has caused doubts. In addition, it has been found that this app sends a list of apps installed on the phone to an online server and then stops all background monitoring activities of the app.
Versions of VivaVideo both contain deceptive advertising and trigger unwanted purchases. In this way, the user is deceived and accidentally clicks on the banner and then realizes that he has paid for a subscription.
Some users think that if they install all the apps from Play Store, they are safe. Although this is a good step, there is no guarantee that malicious apps will not be installed, and according to a research, 67% of malicious apps are installed from the Play Store itself.
In the meantime, VivaVideo may have removed its dangerous modules, however, as it is constantly updated, it is possible to return and upgrade them.
In the meantime, it may be interesting to know that in 2017, the Indian government classified this application as a spyware or malicious application and warned military personnel against installing it.
Upstream claims that the access VivaVideo wants is more than the app needs.
In any case, Upstream has concluded that old versions of VivaVideo are very dangerous and new versions should be installed with great caution and at your own risk!
This post is written by emamrezayegharibb