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Mobile malware alert: Beware of fake Android Market

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Old 06-22-2011, 07:09 AM
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Default Mobile malware alert: Beware of fake Android Market

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/...tml?hpt=hp_bn7



Cliffs: Android users are being tricked into downloading trojans from a fake website made to look like the Android market.
Old 06-22-2011, 07:49 AM
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If you fall for it, you are retarded



It requires that you side-load an apk file. Since when does the market sideload apks?



Sideload: download to computer, upload to sdcard, launch My Files, then install manually.



The market uses a downloader Installer not a sideload method. You should never sideload unless you are testing.




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