That’s not bad at all, but instead of proving VivaVideo’s reliability, it suggests that its developers are incredibly adept at masking sneaky app behaviors. After all, code analysis doesn’t lie, and Secure-D has accumulated enough evidence since early 2019 to show that VivaVideo frequently initiates unauthorized premium subscription attempts while delivering “invisible ads to users.” In other words, the app seeks to generate illegal revenue in two ways, first by subscribing to fake services without your knowledge, and second by tricking advertisers into paying fake click commission.
Secure-D’s algorithms were impressive in detecting and blocking more than 20 million “suspicious mobile transactions” attributed to VivaVideo during the aforementioned lengthy monitoring period, saving users about $ 27 million. Unfortunately, many other similar payments may have been made without anyone noticing, so you should probably check your financial history if you’ve ever used this app.
Should I remove the application or update it to the latest version?
The answer to that question obviously depends on how much you need the VivaVideo functionality… and how much you like to gamble. According to Secure-D CEO Geoffrey Cleaves (via Forbes), although older versions of the app are known to be fraudulent, his team’s investigation has not reached the same conclusion regarding “newer” ones… still.
That could mean that the shenanigans have been stopped forever or that the app’s developers may have found new and better ways to hide their true intentions.