Method and device for identifying malicious applications as well as mobile device

The invention provides a method and a device for identifying malicious applications as well as a mobile device. Whether the installation document of an application has a document having the same document name can be detected, and if so, the application is confirmed as the malicious application. As a result, the method and the device for identifying the malicious applications are capable of well preventing a case that the personal and property safety of a user is threatened by others stealing user data and the like in such a manner of putting the malicious documents having the same names with the normal documents. Besides, the malicious applications are well identified, the use safety of the mobile device is improved and the personal and property safety of the user is protected.