Windows Phone 8 - Is this a scam?

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  1. Charyb

    Charyb Registered Member

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    In the Windows Store, I typed Kaspersky under search and this is what turned up.

    It appears like the publisher is Windows Market which I can't find any information on. All the apps appear to be updated on 8/20/2014 and most have no reviews. The GUIs all appear very similar, all are at version 1.0.0.0 and all show a size of 1MB.

    Is someone phishing here?


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  2. entropism

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    Yes, it's a scam, report them all.
     
    entropism, Aug 22, 2014
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  3. Charyb

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    I have reported all of these.
     
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    yes, scam. If you search for any major AV producer you will find a fake by the same above company :eek:
    I have also reported it...
     
    fax, Aug 22, 2014
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    Not to mention the fact that even the real apps are a scam because on Windows Phone they don't actually do anything.
     
    xxJackxx, Aug 22, 2014
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  6. entropism

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    Not to mention the typo in Kaspersky's name...
     
    entropism, Aug 22, 2014
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  7. Rohugh

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    ..........and one for Bit Defender
     
    Rohugh, Aug 22, 2014
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    ...and they are all now gone... :thumb:
     
    fax, Aug 23, 2014
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  9. TheWindBringeth

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    How is that numerous obviously fraudulent apps posing as well known products could appear in the store? Is there zero review process? Some vulnerability in the marketplace?
     
    TheWindBringeth, Aug 23, 2014
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    fax, Aug 23, 2014
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    They are back on the market! Now even two versions each main AV brand... LoL
     

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  12. SweX

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    Ridiculous :blink:
     
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    They are all gone again... :thumb: lets see how long it will take to see them back :argh:
     
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    Well, Microsoft changed the certification process. So, hopefully this will reduce drastically the scam applications in the store.

    http://blogs.windows.com/buildingap...-addressing-misleading-apps-in-windows-store/
     
    fax, Aug 28, 2014
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