Trojan masquerading as "cracked" Avast internet security 2017 on Flipboard

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I have the Flipboard news feed app installed on my phone.
My Flipboard app is set to feed the latest computer and mobile security news from around the web to my device.
On occasion the Flipboard app will sometimes inadvertently send dodgy websites to my phone that host “cracked” or “patched” security related software or apps.
Last night while browsing the feeds on my Flipboard app I saw this site that shows the Avast logo and promises to “activate” the Avast internet security app to the year 2050!
So of course I downloaded it and uploaded it to Virustotal.

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It looks like they just changed the name of the APK from Touch_Pal to Avast_Internet_Security_2017_License_key_with_Activation_Code__2050.apk

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So be careful out there!
Nothing in life is free!
If you are not paying for the product…you ARE the product! ;D

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Hi sloshnmosh1, real thanks for reporting this, we will take appropriate action.