Dozens Of Fake Apps In Windows Phone Store Discovered

In the Windows Phone Store Microsoft researchers have discovered dozens of fake Apps posing as popular apps like Facebook Messenger, CNN, BBC and WhatsApp. Reported anti-virus company Avast. A total of 58 different apps from its two developers coming.

The purpose of the apps is to maximize revenue. The developers use two tactics, namely, ad-clicks and misleading advertisements. The apps include several ad kits, where both users and app itself is clicked. Misleading ads try to lure users to certain malicious Websites, for example, claim that the device is infected or has other problems. How many people have downloaded the apps is unknown. At the time of writing were still finding the apps in the Windows Phone Store.

Fraudulent Mobile Ads Consume Gigabytes Of Data

Fraudulent apps for both Android, iOS and Windows Mobile posing as popular games allow devices actually charging thousands of ads a day, without users having this in the first instance. However, the applications run continuously in the background, may consume gigabytes of data, ensure that the battery previously absorbed and are able to download more than 16,000 ads per day.

Then there are simulated random clicks on the ads, which get the developers of the paid apps. Average would be the apps on a device 700 ads download per hour, which amounts to 16 800 ads per day. It consumes about 2GB of data. Globally, there are more than 12 million devices with rogue apps are infected.

According to the US Forensiq have rogue apps produced last year for $ 857 million in damages and this year will be $ 1 billion to be passed. It should be noted that Forensiq a company engaged in the fight of advertising and click fraud. Google has already removed several of the rogue apps from Google Play, but would not say how many, reports AdvertisingAge .

Four Zero-Day Vulnerabilities In Internet Explorer Unveiled

Computer giant HP has unveiled four vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer that could allow an attacker in the worst case, the computer can take over completely and that no updates from Microsoft are available. The vulnerabilities were collected as part of the HP Zero Day Initiative. Through this initiative, HP will reward researchers for reporting of unknown vulnerabilities.

One of the vulnerabilities was during the Mobile Pwn2Own contest demonstrated and last November reported by HP to Microsoft. HP has a default policy to disclose a vulnerability after 90 days. However, Microsoft said that it needed more time to resolve the issue. However, the date that marked itself as Microsoft deadline was not met by the software giant. Then HP decided to publish the vulnerability. It is in this case a leak in all versions of Internet Explorer, including Windows Phone.

To attack a user would have to visit a malicious or hacked website vulnerability, to see an infected ad should have or open a malicious file. Then there is the rights of the logged in user arbitrary code execution. The other three vulnerabilities were reported in January and have the same impact. Microsoft again asked for more time to resolve the problems and once again the deadline was not met, so these three vulnerabilities are made ​​public. Exact details HP, however, not given.

Users who wish to protect are advised to so in Internet Explorer to be there for executing Active Scripting permission to use, or Active Scripting in the Internet and Local intranet security zone is disabled.

Microsoft launched a website statement for Windows Phone users

Microsoft has launched a website for new users of the operating system Windows Phone, who are unfamiliar with this platform or want to discover new useful features. To demonstrate the capabilities of most systems were dropped short and understandable videos. The company also did not forget to tell how you can easily transfer all your data from Android-smartphone or iPhone.

Watch Video Here .

Personally visit the site to get acquainted with the capabilities of the operating system Windows Phone.