Malware on My Android Phone

Re:Malware on My Android Phone by tusharpandey13 on Monday January 11, 2021 @05:13AM (#25726920)

Beware, the play store version shows full screen ads, auto redirects and needs contacts permissions.

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Re:Malware on My Android Phone by riphdd2020 on Monday January 11, 2021 @06:25AM (#25727515)

Is there any proof for this, apart from those bad reviews? The blog mentions another (now removed app) with the package name com.qrcodescanner.barcodescanner, not the open source one at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.zxi...

I believe these bad reviews might be a result of the malware app pushing bad reviews to the zxing app page on google play, using an in app 'rate this app?' -> low rating -> send to the zxing app in Google Play (instead of the malware app in google play).

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Re:Malware on My Android Phone by Rooster61 on Monday January 11, 2021 @10:51AM (#25730526)

As noted above, I believe this to be the case. I had the other app and started receiving full page ads for it. Totally different developer, but same app name. I am no longer able to find that app in the play store.

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Re:Malware on My Android Phone by simonmales on Monday January 11, 2021 @05:22AM (#25726991)

Ah, looks like mine installation is actually from FDroid, and never realised.

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Re:Malware on My Android Phone by rjmunro on Monday January 11, 2021 @08:22AM (#25728524)

I've installed from Google Play, and never seen any ads. It has contacts permission, but that's because sharing contacts with a QR code is something I use it for frequently (it can generate codes as well as scan them).

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