


The difference is obvious (Credit: Symantec Via: PlayStore) The fake app is called “Teligram ” in which attackers have replaced the letter “e” with “i” and changed its theme color from blue to black hoping that unsuspecting users will ignore the difference and tricked into downloading the malicious app. The Google Play Store is home to more than 3.5 million apps but at the same time, there are tons of apps that are malicious and infected with adware or some kind of malware targeting users who download them believing that Google is handling their security the same way it does with other platforms.īut the reality is far from the truth as the IT security researchers at Symantec have identified the presence of a fake Telegram Messenger app in Google Play Store that is, in reality, a malicious app infecting Android devices with malware and spamming them with ads.
