App in Google Play isn’t from Samsung, charges for free software

A scammy-seeming Android app promises an easy way to get firmware and security updates for your Samsung phone, but in reality the app takes you to ad-filled pages and charges you for free software, according to a security researcher.

Called Updates for Samsung, the app has more than 10 million downloads and is still in the Google Play store as of today (July 5). Aleksejs Kuprins, who works for the CSIS Security Group in Denmark, detailed the app’s apparent sleazy dealings in a blog post yesterday (July 4).
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