Her researchers Kaspersky Lab have detected fakes applications ασφάλειας για φορητές συσκευές, που διατίθενται μέσω του Windows Phone Store και του Google Play, and exploit the Kaspersky name.
Fake apps that have gone up to popular online stores are not necessarily malicious, but they seem to have no functionality and simply aim at profit.
The False application found in the Windows Phone Store, called "Kaspersky Mobile", costs about 4.3 $ (3.1 €) and has nothing to do with the security company.
Cybercriminals themselves have uploaded a lot fake apps στο Windows Phone Store που μεταμφιέζονται ως νόμιμα προγράμματα, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των Mozilla Mobile, Avira Antivir, Netscape Mobile, Google Chrome Pro, Opera Mobile, Internet Explorer και Virus Shield.
In Google Play, experts have found an application called “Kaspersky Anti – Virus 2014″. This app is of course not associated in any way with the company. Kaspersky's real security solution for mobile is called Kaspersky Internet Security forAndroid.
"The fake app is doing nothing to protect the user's device - the creators did not even bother adding a fake scanner," said Kaspersky Lab researcher Roman Unuchek.
