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WateryRaccoon

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  1. comment
    Comment #25095216

    Thank you for this insight. Because it's being installed on the order of 100,000's of people, and it all started on October 30th, I believe there is some specific event that set th…

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    Comment #25089330

    Interesting.. I don't think this would explain the users who claim the app keeps coming back after they've removed it? Is installing Android from another user's image a popular thi…

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    Comment #25089324

    We're prepared to do this if necessary, but most of these users aren't actually using the app. So the only apparent damage is them getting upset that the app keeps reappearing on t…

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    Comment #25088772

    The app has been unlisted from the problematic countries. The installs are not coming from the Play Store but rather somehow the APK is being installed directly to the phones. I do…

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    Comment #25087694

    One theory we came up with is that our competition could be trying to get our app marked as spam or malware, and thus booted from the Play Store. If they have some sort of exploit …

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    Comment #25087653

    We do have ads for our unregistered and free users. Our ad campaigns are all handled in-house.

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    Comment #25087645

    No. The app can be used without signing up at all. After you sign up, you are required to verify your email address (via email, not SMS) to receive a free trial which we offer.

  8. story
    Ask HN: Why are we receiving thousands of fake users?

    We are a small company (<20 employees) who publish an popular app (within its niche) used by millions of people. The majority of our real users reside in North/Central America and …