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Originally Posted by ectoplasm
It's not a question of user upload, it's a question of the site itself. That site would be a great target for a hacker. We have no idea who runs it or what their security measures are, there is no comment system for user feedback, yet we install binaries from them without question. A hacker could inject code into each APK and no one would know.
I don't want to keep going on about this, it's off topic of the thread for one thing, but I think some people are not suspicious enough. A lot of money is made from malware, and almost all of it comes from people clicking or installing something that they shouldn't.
And you can get creepy stuff on your devices straight from the manufacturer. This story has been breaking in the last few days:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...logging-video/ |
Any site can be hacked. You could say that about any community site even MR. You could go to any forum and get a virus or any webpage for that matter if it's been hacked and never know. The answer is if you are concern about such things get a antivirus app or don't surf or check email or install anything that that hasn't been scanned.
The site in question looks okay. It's probably one man effort but it's not badly done. You can tell a rogue site easy when you know what to look for. They seem smart to only get their files from official sources and not user uploads. They even contact the developer before posting the app for permission. They seem to take every precaution that should be taken. I have no problems downloading from them.