Google Play Store is filled with
such fake apps and one of them is WhatsApp plus.
Not exact matches
Through the collection of in -
app data to identify certain individuals
such as law enforcement officers, Greyball will show these target users that there are no Uber rides available in the area, or show mock - ups of the
app with
fake rides.
Since the beginning of this year, the Chinese authorities have shut down ~ 100 questionable dating sites or
apps which had allegedly performed unlawful acts
such as the sex trade, spreading pornography or using
fake IDs.
Also something else we forgot to mention is that not only does Timespace Holdings Limited create bogus dating sites they are also behind
fake dating
apps such as GetNaughty, that operate in the same deceptive manner.
Many
fake retail
apps pop up before major holidays —
such as Zappos, Nordstrom, Christian Dior and many others.
The report categorizes
such apps as adware, noting that they often hide in manipulated or
fake apps that are installed from sources other than the Google Play Store.
The Marcher Android banking trojan was the third most commonly seen malware, which is usually hidden in
fake versions of popular
apps,
such as Netflix, that are distributed on non-Google
app stores.