application. And attackers can take advantage of that to trick those users to install a malware-laden application on their mobile devices. And once that happens, the attackers are free to exploit that at their own will.

Similarly, if an app contains known security vulnerabilities, the developer of the app provides security patches. If a user does not update the app, the security vulnerabilities remain on the un-updated app. As a result, attackers can easily take advantage of the security vulnerabilities present in an un-updated app and infect a user’s mobile device or perform other malicious activities.

Hence, one should always remove outdated apps from one’s mobile devices and update all apps regularly whenever a patch is available. This will reduce known security vulnerabilities present on the installed apps and thus make the device more secure.