Beware of these fake apps on Google Play Store that use JioJeo in their names Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog. Jio took the Indian telecom market by storm when it made its entry with free unlimited calls and data offers. People went into a kind of frenzy for acquiring this service. And with its truly unbelievable offers, Jio also launched an array of apps on Google Play Store such as Jio. GVoice, Jio. Chat, Jio. Music, etc. And unsurprisingly, these apps also became popular with many. And this is where cybercriminals came into action. Recently, Quick Heal Security Labs found 3 fake apps in the Play Store that go by the names Jio Speed Booster, JEO Validity Extender Checker, and JWO Validity Extender Checker and these have already been downloaded over 5,0. Lets take a look at each of these apps in detail. Jio Speed Booster. Fig 1. 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License validity Lifetime. FREE updates to all new versions 3 Years. Faster speed and scheduling file saving. Resume from the point at which it was interrupted. The app claims that it helps you configure your device to get the best possible network from Jio. The apps graphical user interface looks like whats shown in the below figures. Fig 1 aFig 1 bFig 1 cOur Analysis. The app asked us to accept its Terms and Conditions, but we could not find them anywhere. The app pretended to search for bands by displaying a fake progress bar and displayed a message as shown in fig 1 c. In the background, however, the app started loading advertisements. IL3SNDpI/VIXQKhZwbCI/AAAAAAAAAU4/TppG2pwl6ik/s1600/quick_heal_multilayered_security.png' alt='Antivirus Lifetime Validity' title='Antivirus Lifetime Validity' />Verdict. The Jio Speed Booster App does nothing to boost your Jio network but consumes a large amount of data to display unwanted advertisements. Status. The app has been removed from Google Play Store after Quick Heal Security Labs reported it. JEO Validity Extender Checker. K7-Ultimate-Security-Gold-for-1718283-1-2efb5-500x500.jpg' alt='Antivirus Lifetime Validity' title='Antivirus Lifetime Validity' />Fig 2. About the app. The app claims to help Jio users to check their plans validity and extend it. The below figures show how the app looks like. Fig 2 aFig 2 bFig 2 cOur Analysis. After selecting JEO VALIDITY CHECK it asked for a Jio SIM number. When we entered one, we found that the app did not really verify when the number is registered with Jio or if it belongs to a different service provider. It only validated whether it is a 1. In the next step, the app asked for details including Jio mobile number, name, email ID, city, and state. The provided details were sent to a third party website exposing them to an untrusted source. Verdict. The JEO Validity Extender Checker app does not do what it says but tricks the user into revealing their personal information. Status. The app has been removed from Google Play Store after Quick Heal Security Labs reported it. JWO Validity Extender Checker. Fig 3. About the app. The app works in the same way as JEO Validity Extender Checker does but only differs in its user interface fig 3Status. The app has been removed from Google Play Store after Quick Heal Security Labs reported it. Third party fake apps. We found apps similar to the above three on third party app stores. One of these is the The JIO Upgrade APP that claims to offer a free upgrade to Jio services. Fig 4 represents a web page where it asks the user to download the app and enjoy 2. GB of Internet per day for lifetime. Fig 4. Our Analysis. Scammers are spreading the link of this web page through Whats. App so that they can attract a large number of users. Verdict. Jio hasnt declared any such offers officially and these offers are clearly fake. Fig 5. Whats. App message claiming extra benefits for Jio users. How do attackers benefit from these fake apps. These fake apps were created to either steal users personal information as seen in the case of the JEO Validity Extender Checker or serve the user with a large amount of ads Jio Speed Booster. Both these activities generate revenue for the attacker. As verified by Virus. Nr 2003 Full Download. Total, Quick Heal Mobile Security Apps were the first to detect all these fake apps under the Android. Fake. Jeo family and report them to Google, post which these apps were removed from the Play Store. Virus. Total Results Tip How to read these resultsThe left column shows the name of the antivirus software and the right column shows the detection. If the detection column has a green tick mark, this means that the antivirus has not detected the app as unsafe or fake. During the time when this post was written, no other antivirus detected these fake apps except Quick Heal. JIO Speed Boosterhttps www. JEO Validity Extender Checkerhttps www. JWO Validity Extender Checkerhttps www. For a technical analysis on these apps, please download the PDF report given below Also read How to Identify Fake Apps in the Google Play Store. Important Update. Apparently, the Jio Speed Booster app has been added again to the Play Store and this time its been named Jio Speed Booster for 4. G Prank fig 6. Despite the name change, the link to this app remains the same. Fig 6. Acknowledgment. Subject Matter Expert Omkar Gurav, Rohit Bhange Quick Heal Security Labs. This post was last updated on 2. Have something to add to this story Share it in the comments.