On computers as well as smartphones I find people download software without even doing a google search to see if it is any good. Yet alone to check if the software is just bait for a virus infection or has had other issues discovered with it. Such as bugs or not working with certain O/S or hardware.
In addition software that is great today can be dangerous tomorrow if hackers compromise the source code or somehow are able to control the website providing the downloads for the software.
Yesterday some popular extensions for google chrome created by Chris Pederick have been reported to have been compromised by hackers.
If your running any of these add-ons you should remove them ASAP…
Chrometana
Infinity New Tab
CopyFish
Web Paint
Social Fixer
This is just one days hacking news as both Chrome extensions TouchVPN and Betternet VPN were also compromised in June.
So before downloading any program make sure you check it out. And if you need help ask a computer professional such as RenoGeek to help you with your software choices and security.