Various WhatsApp clones, developed on WhatsApp and offering more features than usual, have a considerable number of users today. Although these third-party applications are considered risky for personal security, users continue to use these applications. But today, there has been an important development about one of these clone applications.
GBWhatsApp, a popular alternative among WhatsApp clones, has been marked as a ‘malicious app’ by Play Protect, Google’s system that scans mobile apps installed on your phone for threats. Owners of GBWhatsApp faced the warning on their phones saying the app could be harmful.
Google Play Protect detected GBWhatsApp as malware:
After the warning, the developers of GBWhatsApp will ensure that Play Protect will not detect this Although it has released the update, the warning was an important reminder for users. All free third-party clone apps like GBWhatsApp have the potential to compromise users’ security without the user’s knowledge. Therefore, if you want to be sure of the security of your chats on WhatsApp, we recommend that you stay away from such applications.
Google Play Protect regularly scans the applications on the device and informs users if there is any harmful application. The system warns the user of potentially harmful applications and disables the application until the user uninstalls the application. It can also automatically uninstall the app in some cases.
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