Fake mobile apps are the greatest threat to your privacy. In this presentation, we help you understand: a. The various security risks of fake mobile applications. b. Techniques used by fake apps to steal your personal and private data. c. How can Quick Heal help protect you from such apps.

1. Security Risks with
Fake Apps
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2. Agenda For theWebinar
Google Play history
Apps & Permissions
TheThreat Landscape
How does the threat spread
How are the users affected
What can users do to prevent
threats?
What are the best practices
How can Quick Heal help

3. Google Play - History
Google Play was launched on March
6, 2012, with the merger ofAndroid
Market, Google Music, and Google
eBookstore, marking a shift in
Google's digital distribution strategy.
As of early 2015 the Google Play store
has more than 15,00,000 apps live
and has crossed more than
50,000,000,000 app downloads
Source - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Play

5. Permissions asked by Apps
Possible app permissions include functionality like:
• Accessing the Internet
• Making phone calls
• Sending SMS messages
• Reading from and writing to the installed memory card
• Accessing a user's address book data

6. TheThreat landscape

7. You are not safe

8. How does theThreat spread?
Some reported incidents wherein malware came disguised as Android
apps.
• Android.FakePlayer.A
• Android.Tapsnake.A
• Android.Geimini.A
• Android.Adrd.A
• Android.Rooter.K
• Android.FakeRun.A
• Android.Fakedefender.A

9. How are the users affected?
I. UnauthorisedText Messages
II. InformationTheft
III. Disclose Location Info
IV. Mobile Botnet
V. Rooted devices
VI. Compromised security

10. What can users do to prevent threats?
• User vigilance remains key to prevent the
threats from infecting users’ mobile devices.
• Before installing an app, double check what
resources it seeks access rights to.
• Trojanized apps usually ask permission to
access information that may not even be
related to what these are.
• The cybercriminals behind mobile device
attacks rely on the fact that users do not fully
read through end-user license agreements
(EULAs) before accepting them.

11. What are best practices
• Update your mobile devices
• Guard your personal information
• Think before you app
• UpdateYour Mobile Device
• Protect your money
• When in doubt, don't respond
• Stay informed

12. How can Quick Heal help
Scan Device
Optimize Device
Secure data
Set Privacy
Background Scan
Activity Monitor
 Anti-theft
 Security Shield
 AutomatedVirus updates
 Trusted Sim List
 Remote Device Management
 Intruder Detection
 Quick settings notification

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15. References
http://bitcast-maa1.bitgravity.com/quickheal/documents/others/quick_heal_annual_threat_report_2015.pdf
http://bitcast-maa1.bitgravity.com/quickheal/documents/others/quick_heal_quarterly_threat_report_Q1_2015.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Play