{"id":116493,"date":"2024-06-11T18:05:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T16:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/blog\/novosti-interneta\/analiz-bezopasnosti-100-besplatnyh-vpn-prilozhenij-dlya-platformy-android"},"modified":"2024-06-11T18:05:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T16:05:44","slug":"analiz-bezopasnosti-100-besplatnyh-vpn-prilozhenij-dlya-platformy-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/blog\/news\/analiz-bezopasnosti-100-besplatnyh-vpn-prilozhenij-dlya-platformy-android","title":{"rendered":"Security analysis of 100 free VPN applications for the Android platform","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Top10VPN publication, which specializes in reviewing and testing VPN services, conducted a study of the 100 most popular free VPN apps for the Android platform, totaling over 2.5 billion installations (the study examined 100 free VPN apps with the highest download counts recorded in the Google Play catalog). Key findings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"l\"> 88 of the tested programs had various issues leading to information leaks. In 83 apps, leaks occurred due to access to third-party DNS servers (not the provider's servers), for example, DNS Google was used in 40 cases and Cloudflare in 14. In 79 apps, there was no assurance that traffic would not be sent outside the VPN. In 17 apps, multiple types of leaks were identified (revealing the user's source IPv4 and IPv6 addresses to websites, leaks through DNS and WebRTC). <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/vpn\/\"   title=\"VPN\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"125\">VPN<\/a>-the provider), for example, DNS Google was used in 40 cases, while in 14 \u2014 Cloudflare. In 79 applications, the possibility of bypassing VPN traffic was not excluded. In 17 applications, several types of leaks were detected (disclosure of users' original IPv4 and IPv6 addresses to websites, leaks via DNS and WebRTC).\n<li class=\"l\"> In 69 programs, excessive permissions were requested; for example, 20 apps required access to location data (ACCESS_*_LOCATION), 46 requested access to the list of installed programs (QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES), 9 sought access to phone status (READ_PHONE_STATE, which among other things allows for retrieving IMEI and IMSI), 82 requested unique identifiers for identification in advertising networks (ACCESS_ADVERTISEMENTS_ID), and 10 attempted to access the camera.\n<li class=\"l\"> In 69 programs, excessive permissions were requested, for instance, 20 applications required access to location data (ACCESS_*_LOCATION), 46 \u2014 to the list of installed programs (QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES), 9 \u2014 access to phone state (READ_PHONE_STATE, among other things, allows for retrieving IMEI and IMSI), 82 \u2014 requested unique identifiers for identification in advertising networks (ACCESS_ADVERTISEMENTS_ID), 10 \u2014 attempted to access the camera.\n<li class=\"l\"> In 53 applications, the use of third-party proprietary functions was identified, for example, 13 programs used code to track location, 31 \u2014 to obtain identifiers for advertising networks, 22 \u2014 to check other installed applications.<br \/>\n80 programs used third-party libraries, among which 15 used libraries from Bytedance (TikTok), and 11 \u2014 libraries from Yandex.<\/p>\n<li class=\"l\"> 84 applications included SDK components from marketing platforms or social networks, with 16 apps including 10 or more such components.\n<li class=\"l\"> In 32 applications, requests to hardware capabilities and sensors that could lead to privacy violations were detected. For example, 15 applications access the camera, 7 \u2014 the microphone, and 14 access location detection mechanisms such as GPS, 14 to sensors (gyroscope, proximity sensor, etc.).\n<li class=\"l\"> 71 applications sent personal data to third-party services, such as Facebook (47), Yandex (13), and VK (11). 37 programs disclosed device identifiers to third-party services, 23 \u2014 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/lir\/ipv4\/\"   title=\"an IP address\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"672\">an IP address<\/a>, 61 \u2014 unique identifiers for tracking. 19 applications sent telemetry with information about the device and system to VPN provider servers, while 56 \u2014 to third-party services, such as Google (39), Facebook (17), and Yandex (9).\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Security analysis of 100 free VPN applications for the Android platform\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/f93a0fc4f6a2136b35462a635ff91f3e.png\" style=\"display:block;margin: 0 auto;\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<li class=\"l\"> 19 applications were found to have malware in checks using VirusTotal, which employs over 70 antivirus engines. 18 applications showed connections to domains, and 13 to IP addresses, listed in blacklists of malicious hosts and addresses.\n<li class=\"l\"> 93 applications revealed discrepancies between stated privacy compliance tags and actual conditions. 75 applications<br \/>\nincorrectly informed about methods of collecting user data, 64 \u2014 about sending data to third-party services, 32 \u2014 about the security methods used. Of the 65 applications labeled 'No Data Sharing', only 20 did not allow sending data to third-party services, and of the 32 applications labeled 'No Data Collection', only two met the associated requirements.<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a content=\"nofollow\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opennet.ru\/opennews\/art.shtml?num=61352\">opennet.ru<\/a> <\/p>","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0418\u0437\u0434\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 Top10VPN, \u0437\u0430\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0435\u0435\u0441\u044f \u0440\u0435\u0446\u0435\u043d\u0437\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c \u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0439 VPN-\u0441\u0435\u0440\u0432\u0438\u0441\u043e\u0432, \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043b\u043e \u0442\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 100 \u0441\u0430\u043c\u044b\u0445 \u043f\u043e\u043f\u0443\u043b\u044f\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0445 VPN-\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u044b Android, \u0441\u0443\u043c\u043c\u0430\u0440\u043d\u043e \u043d\u0430\u0441\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044b\u0432\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0445 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0435 2.5 \u043c\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0438\u0430\u0440\u0434\u0430 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043a (\u0434\u043b\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043a\u0438 \u0431\u044b\u043b\u0438 \u0432\u0437\u044f\u0442\u044b 100 \u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0445 VPN-\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0439, \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0445 \u0432 \u043a\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0435 Google Play \u0437\u0430\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043e \u043d\u0430\u0438\u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435\u0435 \u0447\u0438\u0441\u043b\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0440\u0443\u0437\u043e\u043a). \u041e\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0432\u044b\u0432\u043e\u0434\u044b: 88 \u0438\u0437 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u0438\u043c\u0435\u044e\u0442 \u0442\u0435 \u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0438\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043b\u0435\u043c\u044b, \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0434\u044f\u0449\u0438\u0435 \u043a \u0443\u0442\u0435\u0447\u043a\u0435 \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438. 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