How do I know phantom apps in Google Play Store that steal my data

After the increasing number of users of the Google Play store, especially the high demand for some applications, some applications began to appear with names similar to those real applications, unfortunately these counterfeit applications will only steal your data by deceiving you as the real application, I have decided to present this post to give you some tips so that you protect yourselves and do not fall into this dreadful trap.

Probe in the application name well

Always try to check the name of the application, because the original application will find that its characters are large while the fake application is in lowercase, for example we have a Facebook Messenger application while if you checked in the counterfeit applications similar to him you will find in this form facebook messanger I think you noticed the difference between the two names

Check the number of downloads

Of course, the official application will be very popular and the number of downloads is very large, for example, we talk about the previous example, if you look, you will find that the official application of Facebook Messenger has millions of downloads, unlike the other application

See App reviews and ratings

This is one of the most important things to help you know whether the application is formal or phantom, because the people who downloaded these phantom applications are going to write it in comments and give negative ratings, and vice versa in the official application you will find him honorable reviews as well as reviews that explain everything in Application

See the application developer name

This is considered one of the most overlooked by many, but in spite of that, I see that this is a proof of official application or not, for example the official application often find the name of the developer is Google and this when you see that make sure that this application is official

Use security check pads

There are platforms such as Quora platform and Reddit platform. These platforms allow you to ensure the security and credibility of the application only by putting the name of the application and will give you its security information, here ended the subject and in the end please share the subject because of its importance.