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Some of these app names sound like malware anyway...

• penagwin 8y ago
  For real, 5 million people downloaded "Water Surfing Car Stunt"? Like what the heck? Meanwhile I try making something serious and half a dozen people see it.
  • pier25 8y ago
    I'm guessing most of those were from "click farms" which in turn made those apps more visible.
  • chmod775 8y ago
    It's likely those downloads are just bots used by the malware creator to make the app seem more legitimate / popular.
    • burtonator 8y ago
      Possibly but how can you make 5M accounts like that without it costing a ton of $$ ...
      • jdc0589 8y ago
        I bet there are "get downloads for you app service" out there that people rent out to create download stats.
        • fuzz4lyfe 8y ago
          2nd hit on Google for "buy app downloads google play": https://labinator.com/online-services/buy-app-downloads-android-app-marketing/ https://labinator.com/online-services/buy-app-downloads-andr... Looks like you get 1,000 downloads for $155
      • bsamuels 8y ago
        making fake accounts only gets expensive if you need to blow SIMs on them. if you don't need SIMs, your only big operational cost is residential ips (via botnet), which aren't all that expensive