Chef Curry Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) If you are playing Pokemon GO, just be aware you may have downloaded a RAT along with it. Bitdefender just emailed me notifying that researchers found a malware-infected version on the Android App store. edit: not from official app - only dodgy .APK file app versions. Edited July 15, 2016 by Chef Curry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tru I 0 W N Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Heard this was only for people in countries where it is blocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Explv Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) If you got the official version of Pokemon GO from the app store, it will not have malware. However, if you are downloading dodgy .apks from random sites, then rip you. Edited July 15, 2016 by Explv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerion Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Last time I read an article about it they said they haven't spotted one in the wild. The easiest way to check if it was legitimate was to check the permissions. The legit one only needs Camera, contacts, location and storage. I downloaded mine from APKmirror and everything was fine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Curry Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 Heard this was only for people in countries where it is blocked. Ah maybe, that does sound possible. They didn't specify that in the email :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Its for all the people that downloaded the APK online theres alot of sites which provided the APK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
progamerz Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Would aptoide be good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashy Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 rip me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Only for people that download from shadyapksfoundhere.org but a nice heads-up nontheless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Explv Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Would aptoide be good? You could just wait until it comes out in the store for your region. It's just a shitty pokemon game after all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ez11 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 You could just wait until it comes out in the store for your region. It's just a shitty pokemon game after all but then he missed the hype and its not going to be cool anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trump Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 You could just wait until it comes out in the store for your region. It's just a shitty pokemon game after all I agree, its a very shitty game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farcast Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Do people download off-hand versions from the app store? It's not hard to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Explv Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Do people download off-hand versions from the app store? It's not hard to check. Not from the app store, from random websites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realist Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 downloaded the .apk version like 1-2 weeks ago and now my phone has killed itself jk lol apkmirror fdw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
