Scam Alert! Unofficial WhatsApp App Fooling Users

According to recent reports, the unauthorized WhatsApp programme “Yo WhatsApp” has been obtaining user account access keys. Ads for this malicious app have appeared in other

Android programs, including Snaptube, which lets users download YouTube videos. According to Kaspersky, the fake program has been discovered transferring users’ WhatsApp access

credentials to the developer’s remote server. Without the user’s awareness, this might give hackers access to discussions, data theft, and paid subscription setups. Malicious

Features which are absent in the Official App Malicious Features found in Yo Whatsapp Additionally, it was found that the software included functionality not found in the official

WhatsApp app, including the ability to personalize the user experience and chat room blocking for specific users. Several other features are absent in the office yet, but these

fake and unofficial apps lure users through these features. Many innocent users are unaware of this phenomenon and fall prey to such apps. As a result, data breaches occur and such

unofficial apps steal users’ data and put it to several malicious uses. Another unofficial app ‘WhatsApp Plus’ along similar lines Whatsapp Plus – another malicious app

Through the Vidmate app, another similar software named “WhatsApp Plus” was disseminated. Similar harmful traits and flaws were seen in this app as well. Before the publication

of this article, The Independent contacted Vidmate for comment, but they did not answer. Kaspersky’s investigation and actions regarding Malware Detection Malware Detection by

Kaspersky According to Kaspersky, it is likely that the businesses were not aware that malware was being spread and that the distributors would soon be shut down. The security firm

has been looking into malware known as the Trida in WhatsApp replicas for the past year. Trida is particularly challenging to detect since it can alter an Android OS core process

and take the place of the phone’s system operations. Marketing Strategist. My pen drives my passion—an avid book reader. Kanishka January 16, 2023