Installing firmware updates is recommended not only to ensure your device is running with all the latest features and at peak efficiency, but also for reasons of security. This is particularly concerning not only because, as I write this morning, the app is still available for download at Google Play but also as it undermines the message that so many of us try to get across about the importance of keeping up to date with the latest updates for your smartphones in order to stay one step ahead of those who would do you harm. As first reported by ZDNet, the app "promises firmware updates, but, in reality, redirects users to an ad-filled website and charges for firmware downloads." What has gone wrong for 10 million Samsung users?Īleksejs Kuprins, a malware analyst at CSIS Security Group, has revealed how an app called "Updates for Samsung" has been installed by more than 10 million users who have downloaded it from the official Google Play app store.
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