33 rogue apps found, installed up to 2.8 million times
Apps available in Google Play pretending to offer cheating tips for the popular Minecraft game tricked users into activating premium-rate SMS subscriptions.
During the past nine months, Lukas Stefanko from ESET says that they have uncovered no less than 33 such apps. Combined, they have been installed between 660,000 and 2.8 million times.
Users fooled to subscribe to premium service
After installing the rogue apps, users would not have access to any information helping them cut corners in the game. Instead, they would be presented with banners and advertisements saying that their Android device was infested with malware, providing a link to an alleged solution.
