Risky Websites and Apps

Possible security risking apps/websites

I got this idea from this website here https://spyware.neocities.org/ give it a look.

Zoom

Type: Website and App

Threat Level: Medium

Article Made 9/4/2020 Last Edited 9/4/2020

Zoom is a meeting platform used by students and teachers alike, with most things data miners was not far behind to investigate this new app. This app was sending a load of data that is eyebrow raisinly questionble data was being sent to the company. The converations (Even if they said) it doesnt encrypt incoming and outcoming data in the format they was telling people.

The App/Website is highly known to be hosted in China; therefore is a security risk. How? Well, the goverment makes companies give their data to it with the threat of their company being shut down. This also includes the practice of "Zoom Bombing", Zoom Bombing is when you go into a class (usally uninvited) and interupt the lesson or whatever other thing they was doing.

Better Discord

Type: Modded Discord Client (App)

Threat Level: Low to High

Article Made 9/4/2020 Last Edited 9/4/2020

Better Discord is one of the most known Alternative Discord clients, Although BD in itself isn't harmful, the addons you install may be harmful (explains the Low to High)

Addons can install malware that could root through your files and steal your discord account.

YouareanIdiot.org

Type: Website

Risk Level: Extreamly Low

Article Made 9/5/2020 Last Edited 9/5/2020

Youareanidiot is a well known website which is now been watered down and safe to visit. unless you go on the wayback machine and use a extreamly old version of a internet browser. You should be fine.

AltStore

Type: Alternative Store for IPhones (App)

Risk Level: Low

Tor Browser

Type: Web Browser (app)

Risk Level: None

Article Made 9/11/2022 Last Edited 9/11/2020

Tor Browser is one the most known browsers that could access most to all of hidden websites; it's trusted do to its high security with speed being of the browser being a sacrifice. The program is open source and been proven safe.