{"id":18963,"date":"2022-05-06T04:10:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T12:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2022\/05\/06\/news-12696\/"},"modified":"2022-05-06T04:10:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T12:10:13","slug":"news-12696","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2022\/05\/06\/news-12696\/","title":{"rendered":"Steer clear of fake premium mobile app unlockers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 11:49:08 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A site has been bouncing around YouTube comments for the past couple of weeks. The site sometimes changes, the messages alter slightly, but the essence remains the same: In all cases, people acting in suspiciously automated fashion ask if everyone is using this &#8220;glitch&#8221; or generator without ever clarifying what, exactly, either of them are, or do.<\/p>\n<p>The site offers &#8220;tweaked apps&#8221;, apparently available with a single click and requiring &#8220;no jailbreak, no root.\u201d (Jailbreaking is the practice of breaking out of the iPhone&#8217;s default, highly-restricted mode, and getting &#8220;root&#8221; is the rough equivalent on an Android device.) That\u2019s what they <em>claim<\/em>, anyway. There\u2019s an OnlyFans Premium, Netflix Premium, a Pokemon Go Spoofer Injector, and many more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"56169\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/mobile1-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/mobile1-edited.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"444,613\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mobile1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/mobile1-edited-217x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/mobile1-edited-435x600.jpg\" width=\"444\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/mobile1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/mobile1-edited.jpg 444w, https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/mobile1-edited-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/mobile1-edited-435x600.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><figcaption>Get your premium content here&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>No matter which app you select though, the outcome is the same.<\/p>\n<p>A page informs you of the last time the app was updated, your <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/malwarebytes-news\/2021\/04\/what-is-an-ip-address-do-i-need-one\/\">IP address<\/a>, whether the app is compatible with your device, and \u201cno injection detected\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>They go on to say the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>App injection required!<\/p>\n<p>Follow the steps on the next page. To get started, we first need to inject the content into this app. This is a simple process and you will only have to do this once to get access.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite claiming that this process will \u201conly work\u201d on mobile, they\u2019re being somewhat liberal with the truth. You absolutely can start the so-called injection process on a desktop, because there is no injection process, it&#8217;s all fake.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a supposed \u201cPremium Unlocker\u201d for OnlyFans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"56434\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/scams\/2022\/05\/steer-clear-of-fake-premium-mobile-app-unlockers\/attachment\/onlyfans-fake-premium-unlocker-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/onlyfans-fake-premium-unlocker-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,670\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A fake OnlyFans Premium unlocker\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/onlyfans-fake-premium-unlocker-1-269x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/onlyfans-fake-premium-unlocker-1-537x600.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"537\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/onlyfans-fake-premium-unlocker-1-537x600.png\" alt=\"A fake OnlyFans Premium unlocker\" class=\"wp-image-56434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/onlyfans-fake-premium-unlocker-1-537x600.png 537w, https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/onlyfans-fake-premium-unlocker-1-269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/onlyfans-fake-premium-unlocker-1.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><figcaption>Fake OnlyFans Premium Unlocker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>When you start the &#8220;injection process&#8221; a message saying &#8220;Injecting: connecting with your phone&#8221; pops up, whether you&#8217;re using a phone or not.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all a fraud. We\u2019re redirected to a domain aimed at promoting ad offers \/ surveys \/ deals to mobile users. We are, rather nostalgically, in the land of the survey scams. At one point these seemed to be the only form of fakeout in town, made massively popular by gating non-existent unicorn deals behind walls of clickthrough ads.<\/p>\n<h2>A stack of empty promises<\/h2>\n<p>If you were promised a game, you\u2019d get a demo version. Money off vouchers? You\u2019d likely have to spend more signing up to deals to receive one in the first place. In other words, it was a massive scam factory for people up to no good. Note the desperation on the prompt urging to you to keep opening up new offers before receiving your non-existent reward:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"56177\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/scams\/2022\/05\/steer-clear-of-fake-premium-mobile-app-unlockers\/attachment\/install-offers-to-continue\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/install-offers-to-continue.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"369,204\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"install-offers-to-continue\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/install-offers-to-continue-300x166.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/install-offers-to-continue.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"369\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/install-offers-to-continue.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/install-offers-to-continue.jpg 369w, https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/install-offers-to-continue-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><figcaption>&#8220;Please install more!&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>All you\u2019re likely to get from this is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Surveys or popups<\/li>\n<li>Malicious mobile downloads<\/li>\n<li>Signup offers that require personal information or payment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You could easily go into this thing expecting free premium content for your service of choice, and exit with spyware or monthly payments for subscription services you don\u2019t actually need. As a rule, free versions of paid-for apps offered on random websites simply do not exist. Sites which claim to offer hacks or generators for titles like Roblox, FIFA, or GTAV, are simply making it up. They will almost certainly be a survey scam or something else you don\u2019t want to get involved in.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re really in need of premium versions of services you use, you\u2019re better off paying for them. At the very least, it has to be better than spinning the wheel on sites like the above and hoping you don\u2019t get burned.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/scams\/2022\/05\/steer-clear-of-fake-premium-mobile-app-unlockers\/\">Steer clear of fake premium mobile app unlockers<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\">Malwarebytes Labs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/scams\/2022\/05\/steer-clear-of-fake-premium-mobile-app-unlockers\/\" target=\"bwo\" >https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 11:49:08 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sites offering premium apps are popping up all over YouTube comments and elsewhere. Are they legit?<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/scams\/2022\/05\/steer-clear-of-fake-premium-mobile-app-unlockers\/\">Steer clear of fake premium mobile app unlockers<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\">Malwarebytes Labs<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[10488,10378],"tags":[26005,10554,3287,26006,26007,10574,887,26008,2593],"class_list":["post-18963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-malwarebytes","category-security","tag-gtav","tag-mobile","tag-netflix","tag-onlyfans","tag-premium","tag-scams","tag-survey","tag-unlocker","tag-youtube"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18963\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}