Virus shield ", an app that briefly shot to top of the charts on Google play, has turned out to complete fake and has therefore been pulled by Google.
The Top five truths about Big Data hype and security intelligence "virus shield ", an app that briefly shot to the top of the charts on Google play, has turned out to be a complete fake and has therefore been pulled by Google.
The scam, turned up by android police,is simple as con-man could wish for the app that includes that almost no functionality, but yet it was briefly a chart topper in Google play , but it costs at $US3.99 for the download .
According to the Appbrain, the software sailed past more than10,000+ downloads, putting it take at close $US40,000 for nothing at all . then the register says that "almost no functionality" , because the app did just one thing : it changes its icon when you tap on this app, pretending to checking your phone for viruses.
Then the android police says "this is such bold and without shame and expensive fake that we felt to give an special attention". it's somewhat disheartening that an app so obviously fake could rise to top especially considering that paid, and possibly hundreds or thousands of people have been defrauded already.
They have posted the decompiled Java code at git hub.
E1 Reg would note that at least two claims made by the software - low battery consumption and ads are true . Along with the true complaint a scam app like this should never have made it onto Google play , The register could ask why a developer could with apparently operating under a fake identity.
Nearly they have cheated $US 40,000+.
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