Below is the (very) rough translation, with minor condensing to the most pertinent information:

Among numerous ads (a developer needs to make some ad revenue after all) was text explaining this developer's WhatsApp version. Here I was on the official website to download Watts Plus Plus WhatsApp-that unusual name could very well be an awkward Google translate, by the way. Everything on the webpage is written in Arabic. Where I landed was on the above URL from the shiny gold logo. The message states, Please go to Google Play Store to download latest version - nah, I'd rather click the DOWNLOAD button. Onward, I clicked on AGREE AND CONTINUE to find, oh no, I was out of date! Of special interest is the gold logo in the middle with a URL and handle.

Upon opening the app is the following greeting: But what makes this variant unique is where it leads us.Īs our dear My Online Security blogger did, I too went through the process and downloaded/installed the APK aforementioned in the linked blog. Indeed, they are correct, as this is a variant of Android/, a Fake WhatsApp riskware that dates back to mid-2017.

I am not certain exactly what this does, but from the sandbox reports it looks like it has the potential to steal information, photos, phone numbers etc from your mobile phone. Going through the process, they downloaded an APK of this so-called WhatsApp Plus. Where they ended was as stated,

Last month, a blogger at My Online Security reported receiving a spam comment containing WhatsApp Plus.

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