APKs & Trackers!

Me: “Have you ever downloaded any apk file from a web browser or maybe telegram?”

You: “Yes”

Me: “How can you trust that the app you downloaded is safe?”

You: “I scanned it with an antivirus program, nothing found :)”

Me: “Antivirus program searched for any Viruses or Malware. What about Trackers?”

You: “Trackers? What’s that thing and why do I care about it?”

Me: “Trackers….unsurprisingly, these are built to track you. Every application has some sort of tracker. Visit Aurora Store to see which app has what trackers. These built-in app trackers are legal because tech companies use it for app improvement purposes, etc. ; but when an app Modder plays with the app code, he may inject some malicious code to gain information for illegal purposes, such as selling your data to earn money, this data may contain your Phone Number, IP address, your Photos and Videos, your important documents, your contacts, your location, etc. according to permissions they acquired; Visit https://gist.github.com/Arinerron/1bcaadc7b1cbeae77de0263f4e15156f to see all android permissions.”

You: “What?….What can I do now?…….I have installed numerous modded applications till date……Is there any trusted source?

Me: If you already have many modded apps on your phone, reset it or uninstall all of them. You should trust no source providing mod apks. Also developers are hit by your poor pirating practices. Today a ton of free software is available, why to crack others? but there is a problem & I have something for you, a whole article teaching how to mod app by yourself, not for getting that premium subscriber tag but something more interesting, read https://easilydone.medium.com/modding-6f0e21273f58 (this article is being reconstructed due to some legal issues)