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BEWARE: Fake Applications are Disguised as Legitimate Ones

  • Akshay Singla / 3 years
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In the world of cybercrime, the tactics used by threat actors are constantly evolving, but upon close analysis of multiple instances, the modus operandi remains the same –  i.e. exploitation of current events, trending news, government websites, and even legitimate applications of trusted organizations to dupe unsuspecting users. By using the names and logos of […]

FakeApp discovered on Google Play Store which increases download count and rating of other applications.

  • Rupali Parate / 7 years
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Quick Heal Security Lab has spotted few FakeApps with more than 50,000+ installations on Google Play Store. These applications appear to be genuine as a PDF reader, PDF Downloader, PDF Scanner etc., but don’t have such functionality. The main purpose of these apps is to increase the download count of other applications and improve their […]

Beware of fake apps that claim to help you invest in JioCoin

  • Anand Singh / 8 years
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After news of Reliance Jio to launch its own cryptocurrency Jio emerged, a bunch of scammers seemed to have sprung into action. The Google Play Store was recently flooded with fake apps claiming to help users invest in JioCoin. And not long after this, Reliance issued an official statement rubbishing these apps saying, “Any such […]

Beware of fake cryptocurrency mining apps – a report by Quick Heal Security Labs

  • Subhrojyoti Chowdhury / 8 years
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Cryptocurrency has become a famous and valuable digital asset. One of the ways to earn cryptocurrencies is to mine them. New coins are generated and brought into the market through the process of mining. Mining of cryptocurrency is a resource-intensive task but mining them on mobile devices is still a question because they have low […]