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However, the fake version of WhatsApp is called WhatsApp Plus, luring people to download it instead of the original version due to great similarities between the two. While the app has been around for a while now, the users are advised to delete it as a new report points out that this app is illicitly sharing the users' data and replaces it with malware.
According to a report by Malwarebytes, this fake version of WhatsApp is floating around the Internet with malicious intentions to take the control over users' data. This app is not available on Google Play store, however, the APK file of the app is in circulation. WhatsApp Plus has been classified as a rogue app that is also a variant of a malware identified as Android/PUP.Riskware.Wtaspin.GB.
As mentioned in the Malwarebytes Lab report, the malicious app packs questionable features such as hiding typing a message, received texts, reading texts. The app even lets you hide the notification if you have played a voice clip. Malwarebytes Lab was unable to reveal how the app works and gathers data.
The report further informs this particular app is a fake one and urges people to download the WhatsApp from official Google Play store. If you happen to use the application, then uninstall it and use the version that is available on Google Play Store only.
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