It seems incredible but, after the security controls of Google and the evaluation systems of its application store, there are still cases of fraud on Google Play. The last to be discovered is that of Virus Shield, an alleged application that protects the Android smartphone or tablet from viruses and that has managed to climb the ranks to be among the most downloaded tools on Google Play, even though it is aapplication payAll this without being effective or doing nothing at all
This is a curious case in which a simple application (so simple that it does nothing) has managed to position itself among the top positions on Google Play in a short time even though it was a complete fraud Something that could be boosted by the opening of this content store and encouraged by the ignorance of some users And, in just a few days, it has achievedgood ratings and comments despite its ineffectiveness. But how is this possible?
Google is in charge of analyzing the applications that developers want to publish on Google Play Something they do in compliance with various policies of use that regulate the , that does not abuse the user, that does not have explicit sexual content and, of course, Of course, that it does not steal information or contain any type of virus.However, this analysis is done by a machine that does not detect if the content is really effective A freedom that developers like the creator ofVirus Shield has taken the opportunity to take advantage of thousands of users.
Thus, the application had a rating of 4, 7 stars on Google Play, achieving in just a few daysmore than 10,000 downloads A fact that led it to enter the lists of the most downloaded applications. All this with a price of cfour dollars or 2.3 euros and under the premise and description of protecting the user from all kinds of viruses. And it is that it not only claims to analyze the applications already installed and protect the terminal, but also to consume little battery and not include any .
The reality is quite different.Something that they have verified in the middle Android Police when analyzing the code (the guts) of this tool. In it they have only found an application that changes its icon from a red X to a tick when the screen is touched. Plain and simple. A fraud that has managed to sneak into the top positions of Google Play doing absolutely nothing and, of course, charging for it
Currently the application has disappeared from the Google app store, but it shows abuse by those developers who not only take advantage of a open system to be able to publish all kinds of tools, but from the ignorance and fear of users to install viruses on their terminals. Something that, surely after an initial boost of false reviews, comments and ratings, has managed to attract the attention of users for being in a high position within themost downloaded application lists, getting new real users to pay for a real fraudIs it time for Google to be more strict with its policies and content store? They've already changed their developer policies, but that doesn't seem to be enough.
