Reviews of Dobest security

List of user reviews and ratings for Dobest security

Total ratings

2.67 (Rating count: 1,730)

Review summary

Multiple users report that Dobest Security appears pre-installed without consent and cannot be easily uninstalled. They express concerns over intrusive ads introduced in updates and cleaning features that either fail or delete important photos, causing data loss. Many users suspect the app to be malware due to hidden presence, invasive permissions, and unclear origins. Despite some claims of it working as advertised, overall user sentiment is highly negative, citing bloatware behavior, inability to remove it, and privacy concerns as key issues.
Pros
  • Works as advertised (according to one user).
  • Has features like cleaning cache and duplicate photos (though effectiveness is disputed).
  • Claims to provide security-related functions such as virus detection and cleaning.
Cons
  • App appears pre-installed without user consent and cannot be uninstalled.
  • App contains ads, especially after updates, leading to user dissatisfaction.
  • Cleaning functions delete important files or do not work properly (e.g., deleting WhatsApp pictures, failing to remove cache).
  • App has suspicious permissions and behavior, with users considering it malware or bloatware.
  • App is difficult to find or uninstall, being invisible in the app list and requiring complicated methods to disable.
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User reviews

Recent rating average: 1.10
All time rating average: 2.67
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67% (14)
Date Author Rating Comment
2024-10-09
ashley Hood
So basically a hide A app. And I hit clean pics like take out duplicate but it just erased all my pictures in phone
2024-09-21
J K
Non-consentually pre-installed on phone. Is definitely bloatware that does nothing good.
2024-09-14
andrew Stirling
Why is Temu ads appearing on my phone when I am using this Dobest security app I don't like this and Ihave reported it to Google sounds dodgy to me still have this app and nothing has changed when is Google going to do something and stop showing Temu ads on my app
2024-08-11
Michel B. Gauthier
Looks like malware, can't find any info otherwise, appeared out of nowhere with ads and can't remove it!
2024-08-06
theLegion Within
app is hot garbage. disabled it and used a different package manager to install a firewall to block traffic for specific apps, blocking dobest (it's a "system app").
2024-07-25
Freewheelinbob
Bloatware. Can't uninstall. Doesn't appear on app list. Tell me how to get rid of it.
2024-05-09
Orlando Trevino Jr
Update now has ads. Also doesn't clear cache as well as previous version.
2024-04-10
Mitch Hendren
Appeared from nowhere scary list of permissions you can't change . No way of deleting or stopping it as its only listed on play store app list not phone app list.
2024-04-02
Shuvo
Please add some privacy system like hide apps, app lock, testing network etc. Why is the update of this app so late?And even if the update comes, there is no improvement 😕.If you don't make any improvements to the app then there is no need to build it 😔.
2024-02-06
Frank Swain
This app tried to install malware. Can't uninstall the garbage so I disabled it, stopped background activity and deleted the data. Also flagged it as being malware by clicking the three dots by the app name.
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