Table 3.
Analysis of suspicious apps according to VirusTotal reports. Ranked list of top-10 most suspicious apps with their average ratings (ARating) and number of installs
| App category | No. (%) apps flagged by VirusTotal) | x2 statistic | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| mHealth apps | 378 (1.8%) | 552.8 | < .001 |
| non-mHealth apps | 616 (7.3%) | ||
| AVScore |
All mHealth apps (N = 378) | Health & fitness apps (N = 257) | Medical apps (N = 121) | non-mHealth apps (N = 616) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 264 (69.8%) | 176 (68.5%) | 88 (72.7%) | 420 (68.2%) |
| 2 | 48 (12.7%) | 33 (12.8%) | 15 (12.4%) | 56 (9.0%) |
| 3 | 8 (2.1%) | 7 (2.7%) | 1 (< 1%) | 25 (4.0%) |
| 4 | 5 (1.3%) | 5 (2.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 20 (3.2%) |
| 5 | 6 (1.6%) | 5 (2.0%) | 1 (< 1%) | 18 (2.9%) |
| ≥6 | 47 (12.4%) | 31 (12.0%) | 16 (13.2%) | 77 (12.5%) |
| Health & fitness apps |
Medical apps |
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| # | App | AV Score | Installs | ARating | # | App | AV Score | Installs | ARating |
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| 1 | Urdu Best Totkays63 | 24 | 10 000+ | 3.8 | 1 | Nursing Care39 | 19 | 1000+ | 5 |
| 2 | Aapa k Totkay37 | 19 | 100 000+ | 3.8 | 2 | FarmAlicante64 | 16 | 1000+ | 4.3 |
| 3 | Yoga For Diabetes65 | 18 | 10 000+ | 3.3 | 3 | TritionRx66 | 15 | 1000+ | 3.6 |
| 4 | Guardian Angel67 | 16 | 5000+ | 4 | 4 | Smoke’n Vap’z68 | 15 | 10+ | n.d. |
| 5 | Fit Bites69 | 15 | 10000+ | 4.1 | 5 | COMM70 | 14 | 100+ | n.d. |
| 6 | iCom71 | 15 | 1000+ | 2.7 | 6 | OptiKoncept72 | 14 | 10+ | n.d. |
| 7 | Cellu hit73 | 15 | 10+ | n.d. | 7 | Infection Prevention40 | 11 | 5000+ | 4.7 |
| 8 | Your Angels74 | 15 | 50 000+ | 4.1 | 8 | Vap’Pause75 | 11 | 100+ | 5 |
| 9 | Health Benefit38 | 14 | 100 000+ | 4.3 | 9 | Doctor Street76 | 11 | 5000+ | 3.6 |
| 10 | Esthetic Medicare77 | 14 | 10+ | n.d. | 10 | Fragerstrom’s TTest78 | 10 | 500+ | 3.4 |
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