In this case, young children are particularly at risk because they may think they are innocently downloading a Minecraft accessory, but not understand or may not pay attention to the details of the service to which they are subscribing,” noted Ondrej David, malware analysis team lead at Avast. “Scams of this nature take advantage of those who don’t always read the fine print details of every app they download. The reviews will have many 1 or 5 star reviews but nothing in the middle, with a low star rating overall. Fraudsters expect the user to forget about the installed application and its short trial, or fail to notice the real subscription cost. After that, the application will automatically and subtly begin charging excessive costs, up to $30 per week.
#Free avast for android phone from google play trial#
Avast has reported seven of these apps to Google, but as of this publication they are all still active.įleeceware, a relatively new category of cybercrime, offers users an attractive service, usually for a short free trial period of three days. These so-called “fleeceware” applications offer new skins, colorful wallpapers, or modifications for the game, but disproportionately charge users hundreds of dollars per month.
Redwood City, Calif., NovemAvast (LSE:AVST), a global leader in digital security and privacy products, has identified a wave of malicious mobile applications in the Google Play Store targeting gamers, particularly fans of the popular Minecraft video game.
0 kommentar(er)
