28 Fake Apps removed from Google Play Store post Quick Heal Security Lab reports
Quick Heal Security Lab has spotted 28 Fake Apps with over 48,000+ (all together) installations on Google Play Store. Google play has removed a total of 28 fake apps from the Play Store after reports by Quick Heal Security Lab. The apps do not have any legitimate functionality related to…
https://blogs.quickheal.com/28-fake-apps-removed-google-play-store-post-quick-heal-security-lab-reports/
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Quick Heal Security Lab has spotted 28 Fake Apps with over 48,000+ (all together) installations on Google Play Store. Google play has removed a total of 28 fake apps from the Play Store after reports by Quick Heal Security Lab. The apps do not have any legitimate functionality related to…
https://blogs.quickheal.com/28-fake-apps-removed-google-play-store-post-quick-heal-security-lab-reports/
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28 Fake Apps removed from Google Play Store post Quick Heal Security Lab reports
Quick Heal Security Lab has spotted 28 Fake Apps with over 48,000+ (all together) installations on Google Play...
Most antivirus apps do absolutely nothing
Some of the Android apps in the Google Play store were so ineffective that they detected themselves as malware
Two thirds of Android antivirus apps that appear in the Google Play store provide no protection for devices, tests have revealed.
Researchers at the Austrian antivirus testing firm AV-Comparatives analysed 250 apps claiming to offer security for Android smartphones and tablets.
Their results found that less than a third of them managed to detect even 30 per cent of the malicious apps released in 2018, while 80 of the apps tested failed to meet the firm's most basic requirements for cyber security.
"Some of the Android security products in our test blocked so few of the malware samples – in some cases literally none – that they cannot reasonably be described as anti-malware apps," stated a report of the findings.
The tests found that some apps in the Google Play store were so ineffective that they detected themselves as malware.
https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/android-test-2019-250-apps/
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/android-antivirus-app-fake-google-play-a8827816.html
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Some of the Android apps in the Google Play store were so ineffective that they detected themselves as malware
Two thirds of Android antivirus apps that appear in the Google Play store provide no protection for devices, tests have revealed.
Researchers at the Austrian antivirus testing firm AV-Comparatives analysed 250 apps claiming to offer security for Android smartphones and tablets.
Their results found that less than a third of them managed to detect even 30 per cent of the malicious apps released in 2018, while 80 of the apps tested failed to meet the firm's most basic requirements for cyber security.
"Some of the Android security products in our test blocked so few of the malware samples – in some cases literally none – that they cannot reasonably be described as anti-malware apps," stated a report of the findings.
The tests found that some apps in the Google Play store were so ineffective that they detected themselves as malware.
https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/android-test-2019-250-apps/
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/android-antivirus-app-fake-google-play-a8827816.html
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#google #playstore #antivirus #ineffective #fake #malware
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Fake ransomware decryptor double-encrypts desperate victims' files
A fake decryptor for the STOP Djvu Ransomware is being distributed that lures already desperate people with the promise of free decryption. Instead of getting their files back for free, they are infected with another ransomware that makes their situation even worse.
While ransomware operations such as Maze, REvil, Netwalker, and DoppelPaymer get wide media attention due to their high worth victims, another ransomware called STOP Djvu is infecting more people then all of them combined on a daily basis.
With over 600 submissions a day to the ID-Ransomware ransomware identification service, STOP ransomware is the most actively distributed ransomware over the past year.
Emsisoft and Michael Gillespie had previously released a decryptor for older STOP Djvu variants, but newer variants cannot be decrypted for free.
If the ransomware is so common, you may be wondering why it doesn't get much attention?
The lack of attention is simply because the ransomware mostly affects home users infected through adware bundles pretending to be software cracks.
While downloading and installing cracks is not excusable, many of those who are infected simply cannot afford to pay a $500 ransom for a decryptor.
Double-encrypting someone's data with a second ransomware is just kicking someone while they are already down.
👉🏼 Read more:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-ransomware-decryptor-double-encrypts-desperate-victims-files/
https://twitter.com/demonslay335/status/1268908281151586304
https://www.golem.de/news/zorab-schadsoftware-ransomware-tarnt-sich-als-entschluesselungs-tool-2006-148959.html
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A fake decryptor for the STOP Djvu Ransomware is being distributed that lures already desperate people with the promise of free decryption. Instead of getting their files back for free, they are infected with another ransomware that makes their situation even worse.
While ransomware operations such as Maze, REvil, Netwalker, and DoppelPaymer get wide media attention due to their high worth victims, another ransomware called STOP Djvu is infecting more people then all of them combined on a daily basis.
With over 600 submissions a day to the ID-Ransomware ransomware identification service, STOP ransomware is the most actively distributed ransomware over the past year.
Emsisoft and Michael Gillespie had previously released a decryptor for older STOP Djvu variants, but newer variants cannot be decrypted for free.
If the ransomware is so common, you may be wondering why it doesn't get much attention?
The lack of attention is simply because the ransomware mostly affects home users infected through adware bundles pretending to be software cracks.
While downloading and installing cracks is not excusable, many of those who are infected simply cannot afford to pay a $500 ransom for a decryptor.
Double-encrypting someone's data with a second ransomware is just kicking someone while they are already down.
👉🏼 Read more:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-ransomware-decryptor-double-encrypts-desperate-victims-files/
https://twitter.com/demonslay335/status/1268908281151586304
https://www.golem.de/news/zorab-schadsoftware-ransomware-tarnt-sich-als-entschluesselungs-tool-2006-148959.html
#zorab #Djvu #fake #ransomware #decryptor
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Fake ransomware decryptor double-encrypts desperate victims' files
A fake decryptor for the STOP Djvu Ransomware is being distributed that lures already desperate people with the promise of free decryption. Instead of getting their files back for free, they are infected with another ransomware that makes their situation…
Fake news on Covid-19 government initatives boost phishing in Brazil
About one in eight Internet users have accessed a website with malicious content during the first months of the pandemic, research suggests.
The spread of fake news relating to government initiatives around Covid-19 placed Brazil on a list of countries most affected by phishing attacks, according to new research on spam and phishing published by security firm Kaspersky.
According to the report, about one in eight Internet users in Brazil (12.9%) accessed, between April and June 2020, at least one link that led to websites with malicious content. This is well above the global average, of 8,26% within the same period of time.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/fake-news-on-covid-19-government-initatives-boost-phishing-in-brazil/
#Brazil #fake #news #phishing
About one in eight Internet users have accessed a website with malicious content during the first months of the pandemic, research suggests.
The spread of fake news relating to government initiatives around Covid-19 placed Brazil on a list of countries most affected by phishing attacks, according to new research on spam and phishing published by security firm Kaspersky.
According to the report, about one in eight Internet users in Brazil (12.9%) accessed, between April and June 2020, at least one link that led to websites with malicious content. This is well above the global average, of 8,26% within the same period of time.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/fake-news-on-covid-19-government-initatives-boost-phishing-in-brazil/
#Brazil #fake #news #phishing
Facebook’s push to fix its fake news problem isn’t working in Africa either
Just over a year ago, Facebook announced it would add fake news checks on local language content in a bid to boost trust and reliability among African users. It came along with other measures, including shutting down suspected networks of fake accounts targeting African elections with misinformation.
But recent data suggests those moves have not yet paid off among one of Facebook’s most coveted demographics: young Africans.
More than half of young Africans do not regard Facebook as a trustworthy source of news, claims a poll by the African Youth Survey, which was commissioned by the Ichikowitz Family Foundation and conducted by global polling firm, PSB Research. WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook, which is the dominant social media platform in Africa, is also deemed untrustworthy by half of the survey’s respondents. In contrast, only about a fifth of respondents had similar misgivings about Google as a source of news.
https://qz.com/africa/1898283/fake-news-young-africans-dont-trust-facebook-as-a-news-source/
#Africa #Facebook #fake #news
Just over a year ago, Facebook announced it would add fake news checks on local language content in a bid to boost trust and reliability among African users. It came along with other measures, including shutting down suspected networks of fake accounts targeting African elections with misinformation.
But recent data suggests those moves have not yet paid off among one of Facebook’s most coveted demographics: young Africans.
More than half of young Africans do not regard Facebook as a trustworthy source of news, claims a poll by the African Youth Survey, which was commissioned by the Ichikowitz Family Foundation and conducted by global polling firm, PSB Research. WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook, which is the dominant social media platform in Africa, is also deemed untrustworthy by half of the survey’s respondents. In contrast, only about a fifth of respondents had similar misgivings about Google as a source of news.
https://qz.com/africa/1898283/fake-news-young-africans-dont-trust-facebook-as-a-news-source/
#Africa #Facebook #fake #news
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Facebook’s push to fix its fake news problem isn’t working in Africa either
The low levels of trust pose a threat to Facebook's long-term ambitions of becoming a trusted and dominant platform among young African users
Amazon is filled with fake reviews and it’s getting harder to spot them
Since Amazon’s early days, reviews are the one big metric customers have relied on to determine the quality and authenticity of a product. Amazon’s listings often have hundreds or thousands of reviews, instead of the handful found on competing marketplaces.
But many of those reviews can’t be trusted. Thousands of fake reviews have flooded Amazon, Walmart, eBay and others, as sales have skyrocketed.
From Facebook groups where bad actors solicit paid positive reviews to bots and click farms that upvote negative reviews to take out the competition, fake reviews are getting harder to spot.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/06/amazon-reviews-thousands-are-fake-heres-how-to-spot-them.html
#Amazon #fake #review
Since Amazon’s early days, reviews are the one big metric customers have relied on to determine the quality and authenticity of a product. Amazon’s listings often have hundreds or thousands of reviews, instead of the handful found on competing marketplaces.
But many of those reviews can’t be trusted. Thousands of fake reviews have flooded Amazon, Walmart, eBay and others, as sales have skyrocketed.
From Facebook groups where bad actors solicit paid positive reviews to bots and click farms that upvote negative reviews to take out the competition, fake reviews are getting harder to spot.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/06/amazon-reviews-thousands-are-fake-heres-how-to-spot-them.html
#Amazon #fake #review
Surveillance Company Explains How to Keep Facebook From Detecting Fake Accounts in Leaked Manual
A leaked manual from Blackdot Solutions, a British company that offers social media monitoring services, included a step-by-step guide on how to create fake profiles on Facebook and LinkedIn.
A company that markets an online investigations platform for government agencies, banks, and other businesses says publicly that it's based on open source intelligence. But a leaked user manual obtained by Motherboard shows that, in reality, the company teaches customers how to create fake Facebook and LinkedIn accounts to gather information about people that is normally protected by their privacy settings on those platforms.
The guide also explains how to avoid detection by Facebook.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jgxzvg/surveillance-company-explains-how-to-keep-facebook-from-detecting-fake-accounts-in-leaked-manual
#Facebook #fake #accounts #surveillance #firm
A leaked manual from Blackdot Solutions, a British company that offers social media monitoring services, included a step-by-step guide on how to create fake profiles on Facebook and LinkedIn.
A company that markets an online investigations platform for government agencies, banks, and other businesses says publicly that it's based on open source intelligence. But a leaked user manual obtained by Motherboard shows that, in reality, the company teaches customers how to create fake Facebook and LinkedIn accounts to gather information about people that is normally protected by their privacy settings on those platforms.
The guide also explains how to avoid detection by Facebook.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jgxzvg/surveillance-company-explains-how-to-keep-facebook-from-detecting-fake-accounts-in-leaked-manual
#Facebook #fake #accounts #surveillance #firm
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Surveillance Company Explains How to Keep Facebook From Detecting Fake Accounts in Leaked Manual
A leaked manual from Blackdot Solutions, a British company that offers social media monitoring services, included a step-by-step guide on how to create fake profiles on Facebook and LinkedIn.
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Facebook axes 16,000 accounts for trading fake reviews after UK intervenes
(Reuters) - Social media company Facebook Inc suspended 16,000 accounts for selling or buying fake reviews of products and services on its platforms, after the Britain’s competition watchdog intervened for the second time, the regulator said.
U.S.-based Facebook also made further changes to detect, remove and prevent paid content which could mislead users on its platforms, including popular photo-sharing app Instagram, UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday.
“We have engaged extensively with the CMA to address this issue. Fraudulent and deceptive activity is not allowed on our platforms, including offering or trading fake reviews,” a Facebook representative said.
The CMA began a crackdown on false reviews from 2019 when it first asked Facebook and e-commerce platform eBay Inc to check their websites after it found evidence of a growing marketplace for misleading customer reviews on the platforms.
Facebook has also been under scrutiny by the CMA for antitrust concerns over the technology company’s acquisition of GIF website Giphy. It has been under pressure the world over for its data sharing practices as well as fake news and hate speech.
“The pandemic has meant that more and more people are buying online, and millions of us read reviews to enable us to make informed choices when we shop around. That’s why fake and misleading reviews are so damaging,” said CMA Chief Executive Andrea Coscelli.
CMA’s crackdown on Facebook coincides with Britain’s efforts to set up a dedicated digital markets unit within the regulatory authority to specifically look at governing digital platforms.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-britain-reviews/facebook-axes-16000-accounts-for-trading-fake-reviews-after-uk-intervenes-idUSKBN2BW168
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(Reuters) - Social media company Facebook Inc suspended 16,000 accounts for selling or buying fake reviews of products and services on its platforms, after the Britain’s competition watchdog intervened for the second time, the regulator said.
U.S.-based Facebook also made further changes to detect, remove and prevent paid content which could mislead users on its platforms, including popular photo-sharing app Instagram, UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday.
“We have engaged extensively with the CMA to address this issue. Fraudulent and deceptive activity is not allowed on our platforms, including offering or trading fake reviews,” a Facebook representative said.
The CMA began a crackdown on false reviews from 2019 when it first asked Facebook and e-commerce platform eBay Inc to check their websites after it found evidence of a growing marketplace for misleading customer reviews on the platforms.
Facebook has also been under scrutiny by the CMA for antitrust concerns over the technology company’s acquisition of GIF website Giphy. It has been under pressure the world over for its data sharing practices as well as fake news and hate speech.
“The pandemic has meant that more and more people are buying online, and millions of us read reviews to enable us to make informed choices when we shop around. That’s why fake and misleading reviews are so damaging,” said CMA Chief Executive Andrea Coscelli.
CMA’s crackdown on Facebook coincides with Britain’s efforts to set up a dedicated digital markets unit within the regulatory authority to specifically look at governing digital platforms.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-britain-reviews/facebook-axes-16000-accounts-for-trading-fake-reviews-after-uk-intervenes-idUSKBN2BW168
#facebook #DeleteFacebook #fake #reviews #uk
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Facebook removes 16,000 groups for selling fake reviews after UK intervention
Britain's competition watchdog said on Friday social media company Facebook Inc (FB.O)removed 16,000 groups that were selling and buying fake reviews of various products and services, the second time the regulator had to intervene.
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The attacks are not only on @Twitter platform, I’m told that close to 40K #bots just reported my legitimate account here on Telegram to have it flagged as #FAKE! This one is legit at this link, check my website t.me/PeterMcCulloughMD
To stay connected with me be sure to subscribe to @MedicalCensorship.org and stay up to date and connect with the global medical freedom doctors. Here you will be provided the opportunity to help combat medical reprisal and censorship. Join us at www.medicalcensorship.org
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🇮🇱🇵🇸 🖇️ It’s funny, but even the Mossad account fell for the colorful video of intercepting missiles from a computer game, also providing the video with a caption that the recording shows the work of lasers of the Iron Beam missile defense system.
Meanwhile, Israeli journalists themselves, citing their sources in the IDF, denied the use of this type of weapon, in fact recognizing the disseminated information as a hoax.
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Meanwhile, Israeli journalists themselves, citing their sources in the IDF, denied the use of this type of weapon, in fact recognizing the disseminated information as a hoax.
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