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Fake Telegram on Google Play Store infects your devices with malware!

Telegram is currently the most feature-rich app in the world. This is because it offers end-to-end encryption and every other feature you could possibly imagine. However, it seems that some users are asking for even more from the app. It has also been found that Telegram is the favorite app of terrorists and illegal activities because it offers the security and privacy they desire.

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As we mentioned earlier, some users want even more from Telegram. This desire has led them to search for an app that offers even more features while remaining the same service. Did we confuse you? Yes, there was a fake Telegram on the Google Play Store that was considered an unofficial client of the legitimate one.

The reason for the MobonoGram 2019 application, which offered so many extra features than the legitimate Telegram that more than 100,000 users installed it . Of course, as expected, this fake application infected users' devices with malicious code

If you have installed MobonoGram 2019, uninstall it immediately. Since it was on the Google Play Store, it could only be available for Android. However, it is worth noting that the app bypassed the Google Play Store restrictions even though it is a malware.

Fake Telegram on Google Play Store infects your devices with malware!

How did the app work? First of all, it used code from the legitimate Telegram messenger. Then, it added some scripts that secretly ran on the infected device to help load URLs received from the command-line server . The creators of MobonoGram 2019, namely the developers of RamKal, have already updated the app five times to hide the malicious code that was discovered.

Make sure to be careful with the application downloads you make on the Google Play Store and don't forget to always update your devices.

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