A message or a page that pushes a file, an “update” or an app to install. What it can do, how to tell, and where to get apps and updates instead.
From to me
We'd love to sponsor your channel. Download our app and the brief to get started: https://brand-
On this page
From to me
We'd love to sponsor your channel. Download our app and the brief to get started: https://brand-
Your Chrome is out of date. Download the update to continue.
Text Message
You have a new voicemail. Install the app to listen: https://voicemail-
Examples. The names and amounts change; the shape doesn't.
A file you weren't expecting, often with an ending like .zip, .exe or .apk, called “invoice” or “document”.
An app from a link, not from your phone's app store.
An “update” or a “missing video player” offered by a website. Real updates come from your phone's or computer's settings, or from the app itself.
It asks you to turn off a protection or allow apps “from unknown sources”.
A free version of something that usually costs money, or a mod or cheat for a game: software, a game, a film.
Don't open the file or install the app. Delete the message.
Get apps only from your device's app store, and updates from its settings. A link that downloads a file or app directly is a warning sign.
Still not sure? Check the message. We open its link on a phone and a computer, not yours, and tell you what it is.