With the popularity of smart phones and mobile networking, mobile phone scanning QR code has become a common scene in life, such as scanning code payment, adding friends to each other and so on. QR codes are basically everywhere in our lives, so is it risky to scan QR codes? Below, Xiaobian will introduce them to you.
Is it risky to scan QR code?
1. Firstly, the essence of two-dimensional code is to record data and symbol information by black-and-white graphics distributed in a plane (two-dimensional direction) according to a certain law, and use several geometric shapes corresponding to binary to represent literal numerical information, which can be automatically read by image input equipment or photoelectric scanning equipment to realize automatic information processing:
2. It is risky to scan the QR code, because the essence of the QR code shared now is a string of digital codes or a link to a website. Although it is still impossible to convert the APP into a QR code, it is possible to generate a QR code from the download address of a phishing website or a virus APP;
3. After entering the download link in the above steps, it is also a step to confirm the installation. If your Android phone is already Root, it is likely to be automatically downloaded and automatically installed, endangering the security of the phone;
4. Therefore, in daily use, try not to scan unknown QR code information and related links, try not to jailbreak or Root the mobile phone, and turn off the automatic download and installation function of the browser, so as to reduce unnecessary risks as much as possible;
The above is an introduction about the risk of scanning QR code, hoping to help you reduce unnecessary risks.
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