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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 87 points 6 days ago (10 children)

It should had been removed from the store. How different is that of a virus.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 18 points 6 days ago (6 children)

It doesn't inject its code into other programs, so it's not a virus, just general malware.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Wouldn't it be more akin to a cryptominer, since it's not doing anything with intent to harm or damage data, but the goal is to gain funds without the user's knowledge?

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 14 points 6 days ago

It's just fraud.

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