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Fake Minecraft 'scareware' apps found on Google Play

article published on 25 May, 2015

Useless 'Minecraft' apps promising cheats and other materials on the Google Play store were actually laced with scareware warnings about non-existent viruses. Over 600,000 Android users installed at least one of the malicious apps. The goal of the apps is to get an unsuspecting user to sign up for a premium SMS service at a cost of 4.80EUR per week. ESET reported its discovery last ... [ read the full article ]

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DXR88
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_ 		25. May 2015 @ 14:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
lol, just tell people what really happens when they type a "query" in a search bar. that's real fear right there.
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