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Fake Android Virus Alert Blames Chinese Hackers

  • August 3, 2015
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August 3, 2015 | BY Christopher Boyd
 
China, eh? They get blamed for everything.
Well, here’s another one to add to the pile – in the form of a fake infection warning on what may be a compromised website. Clearly, whoever put this one together is watching all those APT news stories with glee and weaving them into their efforts below.
 
The page, located at paulgrenwood(dot)com/US/smart/index(dot)html, displays the following to anyone passing through:
 
                                                


 

Warning! Your phone is attacked by severe virus that can steal your privacy which created by Chinese hackers on [date].

Please clear this virus immediately.

 
The next page is another fake warning message, complete with phony “Android App on Google Play” button underneath the message and “infections” listed:
 
                                                


 
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The Chinese are at the top of the list when it comes to hacking.....its better than working the rice fields in China......