Many are perfectly fine, but you’ll occasionally find bootleg copies of popular books that contain malware or malware disguised as eBook programs. Was it tied to a particular book? Possibly one that you downloaded from a third-party store and were reading with the Kindle app? I ask that because sometimes you’ll find free or discounted books to download from other sites. I’d also like to address what led to that warning in the first place. Once the installation is complete, you’ll have to log back into your Amazon account to see your books. The app is free, but since you already have it installed, you’ll just need to tap install again. Go to the app store for your device and search for the Kindle app.Īnd for a Windows tablet or phone or Windows 8.1 or 10, go to the Windows store. You don’t say what type of device you’re using, but it’s pretty much the same procedure across all apps. Once the app is uninstalled, it’s super-simple to re-install. I received a warning that the Kindle program was causing a threat and needed to be uninstalled which I did. “My Kindle app stopped working and no new password would work. A reader is having issues with their Kindle App.