Apps in the Samsung Galaxy Store may infect phones with malware.

Several apps that could potentially infect users’ smartphones are hosted and distributed on the Samsung Galaxy Store. Max Weinbach, a tipster, initially discovered the problem in a few Showbox-based apps. Users reported that these applications contain malware, which Google’s Play Protect detected shortly after installation. Furthermore, an examination of the Showbox-based apps by online virus and malware scanning from Virustotal revealed low severity. According to the scanning reports, some apps are requesting excessive rights, including phone access.

Different Showbox movie piracy app clones on Galaxy Store may be able to infect devices with malware, according to a report by Android Police. Max Weinbach, a tipster, was the first to notice the problem and shared his findings on Twitter. According to him, Google’s Play Protect showed a warning while downloading Showbox-based apps from the Galaxy store, preventing the installation. According to Weinbach, at least five Showbox-based apps were potentially dangerous.

I gave Huawei shit for this, gonna do it to Samsung too.

Samsung is hosting literal malware on the Galaxy Store. Google's anti-virus protection software, built into Play Services, stops the install.
I've found at least 5 of these apps in a row on the Galaxy Store. pic.twitter.com/LiiDJtGwmb
— Max Weinbach (@MaxWinebach) December 27, 2021

Risks Of Installing Cloned Showbox Movie App:

Virustotal’s examination of the suspicious programs’ APKs revealed many low-grade flags, including riskware and adware, according to the study. Unnecessary permissions, such as access to contacts, call history, and the phone, is also alleged to be requested by certain apps.

According to the study, malicious Samsung Galaxy Store applications were probed further by mobile security expert linuxct, who discovered ad tech capable of dynamic code execution in these apps. This implies that while the software itself may not include malware when the company releases it, it can download and execute code that does.

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These applications are like clones of the ShowBox app, allowing pirated material to send to users’ devices. Showbox has been offline for two years, according to the Showbox subreddit. “There are no genuine ShowBox alternatives. Any website or app that claims to be ShowBox is fake.

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