Examples of Problematic Apps

Below are examples of three bad apps, namely, BadApp1, BadApp2, and BadApp3. As shown in figures 1 and 2, BadApp1 is designed to store the user’s preferences under HKLM\Software\XYZ.


Figure 1– BadApp1.


Figure 2– BadApp1stores the user’s preferences in HKLM.

BadApp2 is a variation of BadApp1. As shown in figures 3 and 4, it is designed to store the configuration file containing the user’s preferences in the program folder.


Figure 3 – BadApp2.

Figure 4 – BadApp2 stores the configuration file containing the user’s preferences in the program folder.

Finally, BadApp3 is a simple data entry application. As shown in figures 5 and 6, it is designed to store customer information records in the Data folder under the program folder.

Figure 5 – BadApp3.

Figure 6 – BadApp3 stores customer information records in the Data folder under the program folder.

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