Just a short warning about Trojan apps.. //Google app store might not be as safe as you think.

in #scam5 years ago


Ive been reading a bit around the "fake news" sites or as they like to call themselves: "independent, investigative news and lifestyle sites".
Sometimes you can actually find some interesting things. The most interesting stuff might be the fear mongering they do in any way they can because that gets clicks.
This again could be another one of those things but sometimes its better to be safe then sorry.
The news site actually pointed me to an article on www.welivesecurity.com...

Link: https://www.welivesecurity.com/2018/10/24/banking-trojans-continue-surface-google-play/

It was a article about "banking Trojans" getting installed to your phone from the Google app store, everyone seems to consider safe.. These apps apparently steal your data by impersonating other apps on your phone and creating tailor made phishing scripts. Now they seem to be saying these things mostly look for banking information but i cant, not stop to think the danger this could pose to the people using their phones to log in to steemit or save their login information in various apps.

They found a few of these already and apparently 30k people have been affected by this scam. These "trojan apps" mostly have to do something with horoscopes and phone cleaning.



Phishing seems to be taking off lately and with being individually responsible for keeping your passwords safe, and with that your money, its never smart to stop being vigilant.
Be afraid, be very afraid.
Joking of course, but as i said, the moment you let your guard down and start to feel like you are safe, thats when they get you. And theres no going back from that. Government wont be there to step in, or banks to cancel the transactions, or return the funds to you.

Anyways. Just a short post telling you to always try and keep safe and think what youre clicking on before you click it.
And dont download horoscopes for your phone. Horoscopes are silly. :)

Heres a list of these apps with package names so you can check if you downloaded any of them by accident.

Power Manager com.puredevlab.powermanager
Astro Plus com.astro.plus
Master Cleaner - CPU Booster bnb.massclean.boost
Master Clean - Power Booster mc.boostpower.lf
Super Boost Cleaner cpu.cleanpti.clo
Super Fast Cleaner super.dupclean.com
Daily Horoscope For All Zodiac Signs
Daily Horoscope Free - Horoscope Compatibility com.horochart.uk
Phone Booster - Clean Master ghl.phoneboost.com
Speed Cleaner - CPU Cooler speeeed.cool.fh
Ultra Phone Booster ult.boostphone.pb
Free Daily Horoscope 2019 fr.dayy.horos
Free Daily Horoscope Plus - Astrology Online com.dailyhoroscope.free
Phone Power Booster pwr.boost.pro
Ultra Cleaner - Power Boost ua.cleanpower.boost
Master Cleaner - CPU Booster bnm.massclean.boost
Daily Horoscope - Astrological Forecast gmd.horobest.ty
Speed Cleaner – CPU Cooler speeeed.cool.gh
Horoscope 2018 com.horo2018i.up
Meu Horóscopo my.horoscop.br
Master Clean - Power Booster mc.boostpower.cf
Boost Your Phone boost.your.phone
Phone Cleaner - Booster, Optimizer phone.boost.glh
Clean Master Pro Booster 2018 pro.cleanermaster.iz
Clean Master - Booster Pro bl.masterbooster.pro
BoostFX. Android cleaner fx.acleaner.e2018
Daily Horoscope day.horocom.ww
Daily Horoscope com.dayhoroscope.en
Personal Horoscope horo.glue.zodnow

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