How to Spot and Avoid Malicious Apps on App Stores

Guidance article on spotting and avoiding malicious mobile apps, outlining practical checks (Play Protect, download counts, reviews, descriptions, permissions, app age, and developer credibility), steps to avoid fakes (publisher verification, official links, branding checks, version history), and tools (mobile AV, VirusTotal), with user/developer recommendations; it briefly references an alleged DoNot Team campaign abusing Google Play and highlights SOCRadar’s Mobile App Security (MAS) capabilities, but does not provide technical IoCs or in-depth incident analysis.