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Google refunds Android users of Fake AV app

article published on 25 April, 2014

Google has given a refund to Android users after a paid Anti-Virus app in the Google Play store was shown to do nothing. Virus Shield claimed to offer one-click virus protection for Android users, promising to prevent the installation of malicious or risky apps on a device. It climbed up the downloads chart with over 10,000 downloads. However, when Android Police decompiled the app ... [ read the full article ]

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hearme0
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25. April 2014 @ 18:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Props to whomever the "Android Police" are that found this P.O.S.


No props to Google for refunding absolute crap that they got duped into allowing on the Market when the "refund" is the ONLY righteous, noble course of action!!

People should NEVER EVER EVER get congratulated for doing the right thing.
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26. April 2014 @ 08:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by hearme0:
Props to whomever the "Android Police" are that found this P.O.S.


No props to Google for refunding absolute crap that they got duped into allowing on the Market when the "refund" is the ONLY righteous, noble course of action!!

People should NEVER EVER EVER get congratulated for doing the right thing.
Did you even read the article? They refunded their money PLUS $5 credit to use in the Play store. That is more than reasonable and most companies would tell folks to pound sand.
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26. April 2014 @ 17:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by ChiknLitl:
Originally posted by hearme0:
Props to whomever the "Android Police" are that found this P.O.S.


No props to Google for refunding absolute crap that they got duped into allowing on the Market when the "refund" is the ONLY righteous, noble course of action!!

People should NEVER EVER EVER get congratulated for doing the right thing.
Did you even read the article? They refunded their money PLUS $5 credit to use in the Play store. That is more than reasonable and most companies would tell folks to pound sand.
$5 is cheaper than a class action lawsuit.
In future maybe google should test all apps before putting them for sale.

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