{"id":4067,"date":"2014-10-19T22:29:46","date_gmt":"2014-10-19T11:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=4067"},"modified":"2014-10-19T22:31:07","modified_gmt":"2014-10-19T11:31:07","slug":"cloned-apps-causing-concern-ios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/cloned-apps-causing-concern-ios\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloned Apps causing concern for iOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/akinator-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4068 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/akinator-1-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"akinator-1\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Apple\u2019s tight reign on their Appstore has been a great barrier to protect users from malicious downloads, however a threat still remains in the form of clone apps.<\/p>\n<p>A <i>clone <\/i>or <i>spoof<\/i> App is an App that mimics the functionality ,design and even the name of another popular app&#8230;tricking users into parting with a few dollars to down load it.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no security threat in this but their are still multiple victims. \u00a0One is the users that downloads the clone app and doesn\u2019t end up getting what they expected. \u00a0The 2nd is the developer of the original app that\u2019s been ripped off as the dodgy clone with bad reviews could also hurt their reputation and future sales.<\/p>\n<p>Get more info on clone apps\u00a0from the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/trendlabs-security-intelligence\/spoofed-apps-a-new-ios-concern\/\" target=\"_blank\">Trend Micro intelligence blog.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple\u2019s tight reign on their Appstore has been a great barrier to protect users from malicious downloads, however a threat still remains in the form of clone apps. 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