There are many instances where hackers have the opportunity to take advantage of some fan requests to create fake applications and cause problems on other people’s devices. Sadly this has been the case recently in terms of concerns Windows 11since, afterwards Microsoft confirmed app compatibility android for its new operating system, development has started slowly, and we are still waiting to find out if official tools can guarantee support for the Play Store
In fact, we speak of the simple Amazon Store Supportwhich allows the emulation of Android apps, and certainly a tool that can make the Google virtual store compatible is desired by many users.
In anticipation of news in this sense, users have created third-party software that has had the ability to control this, even if it is in fact a program that has caused problems for many users on Windows 11, namely that they are sure of what they saw despite it being unofficial. This is called Windows Toolboxwhich, as confirmed by a report from Bleeping Computer, has infected many users’ devices with Chrome extensions, scripts, and possibly even unwanted malware.
The program is a Trojan horse that can execute commands PowerShell secretly, without users being able to fully realize it, ready to also create a hidden folder for browsers in which to upload some user information and use sharp and referral links, although thankfully the situation has now been made public. According to what is explained by beeping computereven visiting the whatsapp.com site led to opening unwanted scam sites, games and apps.
Source: Lega Nerd
