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Regular readers of this blog know I often warn against installing apps from any repository besides the Google, Apple and Microsoft app stores because third-party app stores are typically riddled with malicious and malware-laden apps.
The big three mentioned above generally do a pretty good job at ensuring that the apps offered via their app stores are safe, but they are far from perfect.
To that point, a recent discovery by researchers for Dr. Web Antivirus has resulted in Google booting a total of nine malicious apps from the Google Play Store.
Just when I think the scammers on Facebook have reached rock bottom, they manage to come up with an even more despicable scam.
Well, another recurring and extremely irritating “Friend Request” hoax is now making the rounds yet again on Facebook.
I often write about malicious mobile apps that were designed to cause all kinds of problems on Facebook, but I usually write about just one or two of them at a time.
As you probably know, there are almost as many scams and hoaxes on Facebook as there are grains of sand on a beach.