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Behind The Scenes: Software Updates

Hi guys! What's up, and down and all around? Software updates of course! The fantastically big chunks of code that renovate our devices every once in a while! Android , iOS , macOS , Linux, Windows , MIUI , HarmonyOS , and much, much more: we can all agree that software updates are (sometimes) (usually) awesome - but they sometimes have a dark side: those buggy  bugs ! And sometimes sadly, people try to mimic famous software updates and put the APK (Android Package Kit) on the internet. Can you guess what happens then? Yes, of course! Most of these things put online contain malware (malicious software), and when you download it on your device, viruses can spread, or unexpected malware could take over. (I'm talking comically, I know) So what actually happens behind the scenes? How does the great making of those beloved updates start? What happens? What is malware? Why do some people try to mimic other famous software? Why, who, when? Let's explore that in this article   essa...