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Beware bogus anti-virus apps for Android and Windows Phone

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have found a fake version of their anti-virus in the Windows Phone store. The company doesnt produce a product of that name, and the app simply does nothing. It also uses well-known brand names such as Symantec and Avira to trick users into buying the fake version. Last month a bogus version of Virus Shield duped thousands of Android users, who paid for an app incapable of finding malware, and driving it to the top of the charts.”]

Source: https://grahamcluley.com/bogus-anti-virus-apps-official-windows-phone-android-app-stores/

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