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by O1111OOO 2724 days ago
> The word "app" is frequently used, but these sound more like computer viruses with a friendly UI, no?

Malware for sure. Like phishing: "fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information ..... by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication."[0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing