When a phone is rooted, it loses its warranty and may open the door for various malware and allows the attacker to take control of the device remotely. This is not a recommended solution by the android authorities. Rooting is done for increasing speed and performance of an android device. If sandboxing has issues, it means that malicious applications can bypass this mechanism. Sandboxing is the process of testing an App in a limited resource environment against various threats and attacks. Some applications may spy on the mobile users and report to the remote attackers. SPAM emails may steal information from the users. Phishing emails may redirect the users to malicious websites compromising the user’s details. When the users click that particular link in the message, they may be redirected to a malicious website giving away their sensitive information or may lead to financial loss. The user may come across a suspicious SMS giving them big bounty’s. These APK’s may contain malicious software inside them, giving the attacker remote access to the mobile device when the APK is installed by the user. Attackers lure users to download applications from untrusted sources.

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