Don't Download the Fake Instagram Android App

The security hounds over at Sophos have discovered a Russian website which is trying to sell you a fake version of Instagram for Android.  When you click the application, you do get sent to an install page, and it seems as if you are downloading Instagram but you’re actually downloading an imitation app that seems to be sending “background SMS messages to earn its creators revenue.”

The application page looks like the image below, so if you do end up downloading Instagram from this page then you know you’re in trouble.

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