If you're looking for a quick tool that lets you transfer files fast and easy, this is the app you need. But this time they're back with an even lighter option that provides almost all the same file sharing features at a much smaller file size. If you are worried about security by using the Shareit application, we have already compiled a list of top 5 alternatives to the file-sharing app.SHAREit is already a household name amongst file sharing apps. As per the Play Store listing, it now offers “Infinite Online Videos,” “Tens of millions of high-quality songs,” “GIFs, Wallpapers & Stickers,” a “popular” media section, and more. The app, which was considered as one of the best for local file sharing, seems to have expanded its offering beyond that function. As per the reports, the app has more than 1.8 billion users worldwide, including Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac. ShareIt application was originally developed by Lenovo but now it has been spun off into its own entity.

What’s more worrisome is that Trend Micro claims that the these vulnerabilities with ShareIt three months ago, but the company has not rolled out any patches. The security company claims that the app can also lead to remote code execution. It can also delete apps, run at startup, create accounts and set passwords, among several other functions.įurther, the app also gets full network access. It requests access to the entire user storage and all media, the camera and microphone, and location. Also, the permissions required by the application are pretty extensive. The app has been downloaded more than a billion times from the Play Store.Īs per the report, the vulnerabilities can be used to leak the user’s sensitive data and execute arbitrary code with permissions. Trend Micro, a security firm claims that it has found “several” security flaws in the ShareIt application, which is a popular application for sharing files between devices.

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