FeralKitty
10-13-2011, 05:23 AM
From ReadWriteWeb (http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/10/beware-of-fake-netflix-android.php):
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Symantec this week has a blog post here (http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/will-your-next-tv-manual-ask-you-run-scan-instead-adjusting-antenna) showing the differences between the real and fake Netflix Android app that is making its way around the Internet. The fake app is a real Trojan that will steal your account data. The two are very hard to distinguish at first glance.
Once a user enters their Netflix account information into the malicious app, the user's information is captured and posted to a server. They are then presented with a screen indicating incompatibility with their hardware and a recommendation to install another version of the app. Upon hitting the "Cancel" button, the app attempts to uninstall itself.
Read more... (http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/10/beware-of-fake-netflix-android.php)
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Symantec this week has a blog post here (http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/will-your-next-tv-manual-ask-you-run-scan-instead-adjusting-antenna) showing the differences between the real and fake Netflix Android app that is making its way around the Internet. The fake app is a real Trojan that will steal your account data. The two are very hard to distinguish at first glance.
Once a user enters their Netflix account information into the malicious app, the user's information is captured and posted to a server. They are then presented with a screen indicating incompatibility with their hardware and a recommendation to install another version of the app. Upon hitting the "Cancel" button, the app attempts to uninstall itself.
Read more... (http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/10/beware-of-fake-netflix-android.php)