Lots of People are getting a message like below from the past few days. As of you all know now the current situation of COVID-19 pandemic and due to this, your phone can might be hacked! Some of the people also have suggested the same message like
Table of Contents
“Jio and Facebook are giving daily 25 GB of data for 6 months to all the Jio prime users due to Lockdown of COVID-19”
OR
BREAKING NEWS!!
Reliance Jio is giving free 25GB
Data Daily for 3-Months
Download the app now and
Register to activate the offer.
Beware! It will not give you any 25GB data. It is Fake Jio Prime App, It’s a very dangerous virus which can harm you and your device a lot.
According to the new plans of Jio, Jio data offer and jio free data code has been changed. Due to this several jio free data code numbers and jio free data codes also varies according to the latest plans of 2019.
Here I am attaching a screenshot which some of my friends got.
Website Looks Like This.
What is Inside the App?
- It downloads a direct apk package which is not safe!
- It looks like the same as MY JIO App.
- It has the same UI/UX has all the JIO apps usually have.
- It takes all the permissions from your phone and read all the data like contacts and messages.
- It also tells you to share the app to collect the 100 points.
- If you get 100 points, they claim to provide you Jio 25GB Free Data
- Our expert developers checked the application and we found that it contains a virus!
Also Read: Download Netflix Premium Mod Apk Version 7.36.2 for Android
How do we know that It’s a hoax?
- Sender ID, It says which is Rahul Moliya which is one of a friend and not the official JIO’s sender id.
- Reliance Jio hasn’t announced any such offer on its official website https://www.jio.com
- LINK which is TinyURL, a Url Shortener, Which Jio may not use, they have their own shortener.
- It downloads an APK which direct the android app and not the play store.
Unsurprisingly, We found It’s a fake app, but a serious thing is, It contains a malware which is a type of a virus (not exactly).
What does it do?
- Steals your data including all the contacts.
- Sends a message to your all the contacts using your name (It will cost you SMS Charges too)
- As they send SMS from your phone’s data, people might think this message is sent by you and will trust it.
- It misguides people and spreads the rumor about jio prime offer using your name.
- They can also sell all the contacts unauthorized to anyone in the black market.
- You may get lots of spam calls and messages which may include marketing, loan, and insurance companies.
- Isn’t it scary?? don’t worry read further.
So, What should I do?
- Revoke all the permissions of the application first in settings.
- Uninstall this application immediately from your phone, if you can not uninstall the app directly then force stop first and then uninstall it.
- Advice your friends not to click on these types of URLs and stay safe.
- Inform your friends and share them with this article to aware them about the virus.
- Block Unknown Sender which sends you these type of messages frequently, also report to the messenger app.
- Install the Spam Protection messenger app available on the play store.
- You can also install a mobile antivirus application like a quick heal.
- Comment if you want any help from our experts.
Beware of these type of online frauds, Let me know in the comments about these hoax.
Take Care, Stay Safe, Jay Hind.
Pritesh says
Thank you very much ..
Dhoniram kutum says
25gb data daily for 6-months
saravanakumar says
Thanks..I got this offer message from my friend.
Pravin Maruti Kute says
Thanks..I got this offer message from my friend.
Koushik Dey says
Thank you very much
Amit Dash says
Thanks a lot for such detailed information.
akshat says
i too got such a message. clicked and downloaded. revoked permissions. while doing it i noticed an app – yellowpages (the logo was same as when i clicked and downloaded that apk file), and discontinued the call logs, location and storage permissions. but one permission- Telephone, i couldnt change. the allow/deny option is disabled/dead.
any ideas?
Shreya says
Try to Uninstall app or else reset the phone
Ramu Singh says
Thank you very much….
Jayesh says
Sala fek hay ye bc app vala sabka data chori krta h frod krta h sale ko pit pit k churma bnaneka man kraa h …mera sara data lik krdiya mc ne
Guy’s gltise v ese smg pr dhyan na de isko ignor kre kch 25gb ni deta blki humare phone ka data information chori karke bhechta h is app ka owner….
Shreya says
True, In Article we have exposed their black hat marketing stunt. Please share this article with more people and aware them. Thank You.
Vikas says
For my new searching and for education propose.