But the journey was not over. Anjali’s tablet ran on Android 12, and to read PDFs smoothly, it needed a reliable reader app. Arjun remembered the advice of his college professor: “Never trust an app that asks for more permissions than a PDF reader needs.” He opened the Play Store, searched for and installed the app that boasted over a million downloads and a five‑star rating.

: Many of these download pages are designed to lure users into clicking suspicious links or providing personal banking information under the guise of "verification" or "subscription".