A fake app called ES File Explorer κυκλοφορούσε στο Google Play Store. Η εφαρμογή βομβάρδιζε τους χρήστες με ατελείωτες διαφημίσεις χωρίς να προσφέρει τα χαρακτηριστικά που διαθέτει ένας διαχειριστής αρχείων.
Google removed the first ES File Explorer application from the Play Store earlier this year for fooling users into collecting clicks, and the DO Global company that developed it has not released it since.
Let's say the first app was quite popular, despite being removed for click fraud.
Because as we mentioned above the application was very popular, it was theme time until someone uses her name for malicious purposes.
Lukas Stefanko, company researcher better safetys ESET, discovered the fake ES File Explorer app and the Reported on Twitter, explaining that once it's installed, it starts bombarding users with ads.
“The app didn't run for 2 minutes and showed 9 full-screen ads while I was still in the settings. To make it reliable, it requires your registration, ”says Stefanko.
The most worrying thing of all, however, is that this app has already descended more than 10.000 times Google Play Store, most likely by users who believe they installed the first application.
DO Global did not say anything about any potential restitution of its app and only stated that it accepted Google's decision to remove ES File Manager from the Play Store.
"We fully understand the gravity of the allegations. Therefore, we immediately conducted an internal investigation into this matter. We're sorry to see anomalies in some of the AdMob ads that use our products. This way, we fully understand and accept Google's decision. In addition, we have been actively working with them to conduct a thorough investigation into each of our applications, ”the statement said.
Meanwhile, if you use the Play Store, before proceeding with installing any app, read them comments, check the developer name, and read the app description.
As mentioned, the fake application ES File Explorer has already been removed from the Google Play Store. If you still have it on your device, you will need to delete it if you have not already.
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