A malicious app called “Album by Google Photos” has been found circulating in the Microsoft Store. Notably, the app pretends to be developed by Google and to be part of Google Photos. But it is actually an ad clicker that repeatedly opens hidden ads on Windows 10.
This free app Album by Google Photos claims to be created by Google LLC and its description reads: “Finally, a photos app that's as smart as you.”
Because it is an ad clicker as we mentioned above, the reviews that are on σελίδα της εφαρμογής δεν είναι και πολύ καλές. Θα βρείτε κριτικές του τύπου “Fake App” και “Fake, do not install".
Right now the malicious application seems to have removed from the Microsoft Store.
Album by Google Photos is a progressive web app that works as a front of Google Photos, but contains an ad clicker pack. If you run the application, the ad clicker will connect to remote hosts and show ads in the background to generate revenue for malware developers.
The ad clicker consists of three files located in the application folder. They are called Block Craft 3D.dll, Block Craft 3D.exe and Block Craft 3D.xr.
When you start your app, it welcomes a window asking you to connect to Google Photos. It's a normal Google login screen. While you do not see any code, you should be careful when an app asks you for a link to your accounts.
The app will connect in parallel with the 11k address.online/Ad/constants/9n0wkj6hpz86.json to download a settings file. From this point on your system will be filled with ads.
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