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Post by brinkley1988 on Oct 13, 2011 1:26:57 GMT
Well, at least the hackers didn’t call it Qwikster.
Computer security firm Symantec is warning Android users to beware of fake Netflix apps that can steal personal data off their mobile phones.
“Android.Fakeneflic is a textbook case of an information stealing Trojan that targets account information,” Symantec’s Irfan Asrar wrote on a company blog.
According to Asrar, Netflix had released its Android app for only certain devices that “provided the best user experience.” Soon, several unsanctioned apps began to appear to help people who wanted to stream video on Android devices that were not yet supported by Netflix.
The Los Gatos company has recently released an Android app that supports more devices. But “a gap in availability, combined with the large interest of users attempting to get the popular service running on their Android device, created the perfect cover for Android.Fakeneflic to exploit,” Asrar said.
And it’s not just about Netflix, which recently had an identity crisis.
“An underlying message comes across loud and clear: indisputably, everyone agrees that criminals targeting mobile devices have become a force that is here to stay, becoming as ubiquitous as the devices/platforms themselves,” Asrar said.
Of course, Symantec would like you to download its free Norton Mobile Security Lite product for the Android platform. But a spokesman says another easy way to avoid problems is to make sure you only download the app developed by Netflix itself.
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