GBWhatsApp, the most popular WhatsApp clone application, came up with a warning that alarmed its users today. Google’s Play Protect system, which scans apps, flagged GBWhatsApp as malware.
Various WhatsApp clones, developed on WhatsApp and offering more features than usual, have a considerable number of users today. Although these third-party applications are considered risky for personal security, users continue to use these applications. But today, about one of these clone apps an important development it happened.
GBWhatsApp, a popular alternative among WhatsApp clones, has been marked as a ‘malicious app’ by Play Protect, Google’s system that scans mobile apps installed on your phone for threats. GBWhatsApp owners on their phones who said the app might be harmful encountered the warning.
Google Play Protect detected GBWhatsApp as malware:
After the aforementioned warning, although the developers of GBWhatsApp released an update that will prevent Play Protect from making this detection, the warning was an important reminder for users. All free third-party clone apps such as GBWhatsApp ensure users’ safety. has the potential to compromise it without the user’s knowledge. Therefore, if you want to be sure of the security of your chats on WhatsApp, we recommend that you stay away from such applications.
Google Play Protect regularly scans the applications on the device and informs users whether there is a harmful application or not. The system warns the user of potentially harmful applications and disables the application until the user uninstalls the application. It can also automatically uninstall the app in some cases.