>Researchers found the malware hidden within an app on Google Play called ’FlixOnline.’” The app is a fake service that claims to allow users to view Netflix co

>Researchers found the malware hidden within an app on Google Play called ’FlixOnline.’” The app is a fake service that claims to allow users to view Netflix content from all around the world on their mobiles Whatever happened to that saying... 'If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.' It's especially applicable to any software promising to do anything slightly sketchy. Free apps with overblown claims are the snake oil of the internet. For every 1000 you find claiming to do this that or whatever amazing thing one may actually be real, 99 are probably useless and the other 900 are probably malicious. I dunno, I try to think of installing software as letting someone come live in my house who may bring all their buddies with them. The more permissions an app wants, the more of my stuff that person's going touch and fuck around with while living in my house. There's also a good chance they'll let their buddies touch my stuff. So you gotta think a bit about whether you want someone else in the house, you've probably got a little party going on already, and everyone's already messing with your stuff dammit.