Crooks redirect to adware, premium SMS and harmful apps
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User is redirected, no matter where they click in the page.
Fake download pages for the scanner that determines if an Android device is impacted by the Installer Hijacking vulnerability are used by cybercriminals to expose mobile visitors to persistent advertising, adware and premium SMS scams.
The vulnerability has been described in late March by Palo Alto Networks, who said that almost half of all the Androids are affected. The scanner is available in Google’s official app store.
Clingy pop-up difficult to shake off
Security researchers at Trend Micro found three fraudulent websites that claim to provide a link to the tool but include redirects to risky locations either when tapping on the download spot or anywhere on the page.
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