Pseudo-Cleaners and Personal Data Collection
Modern mobile operating systems have built-in security features to guard against malicious code, and third-party apps cannot scan the memory of other isolated applications. Fake cleaners use loud promises of cleaning only to obtain permissions to read documents, media files, and geolocation for advertising brokers.
How to Avoid Dangerous Utilities
- uninstall all third-party battery optimizers, CPU boosters, and unknown free scanners
- use only the built-in memory cleaning tools provided by your smartphone manufacturer
- check the permission list in your phone settings and revoke storage access from suspicious apps
- download utilities exclusively from reputable, world-renowned security labs