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Another day after Christmas and I found out another application abusing the AppStore Apple system and end users.
The application name is Open Any Files: RAR Support.
The app is acting like a malware abusing the Mac and AppStore system to gain downloads and promoting another app.
1. The files extensions system is abused
2. The developer is fake reviewing this app to fraud the Apple AppStore system and trick Mac users to download it
1. The files extensions system was done by Apple for the developers for ONLY one reason: For example, if you code an application that can open a PDF file, you can add a rule into the Info.Plist file telling to the MacOS system to add your application as the opener for the PDF File.
The developer of Open Any Files is abusing this feature by adding a large set of extensions into the Info.Plist file, tricking the MacOS System that this app can open this kind of files.
Why is doing it? Because when you download a file from the internet, and you don't have an application to open it, you can go to Open with AppStore option and what happens is that AppStore will show you which app has your file extension in their plist file (in our case Open Any Files: RAR Support.
The app is acting as malware because after you install it, it takes control over your Mac and it places it as default file opener for all the extensions they have written in the Plist file.
What is worse is that this app is promoting the Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac, let me think that this company HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS.
NOW I AM ASKING MYSELF, HOW RELIABLE IS THE MOST TOP SOLD ANTIVIRUS FROM THE APP STORE?
2. The developer is abusing the Apple AppStore review system. Judging by how intrusive is this app and the real fact that is NOT opening any file I only can take a simple conclusion that the five stars positive reviews that this app has are fake.
Have a look at other "Open file" apps on the AppStore which are doing identical thing. NONE OF THEM HAS SO MANY POSITIVE REVIEWS.
Another day after Christmas and I found out another application abusing the AppStore Apple system and end users.
The application name is Open Any Files: RAR Support.
The app is acting like a malware abusing the Mac and AppStore system to gain downloads and promoting another app.
1. The files extensions system is abused
2. The developer is fake reviewing this app to fraud the Apple AppStore system and trick Mac users to download it
1. The files extensions system was done by Apple for the developers for ONLY one reason: For example, if you code an application that can open a PDF file, you can add a rule into the Info.Plist file telling to the MacOS system to add your application as the opener for the PDF File.
The developer of Open Any Files is abusing this feature by adding a large set of extensions into the Info.Plist file, tricking the MacOS System that this app can open this kind of files.
Why is doing it? Because when you download a file from the internet, and you don't have an application to open it, you can go to Open with AppStore option and what happens is that AppStore will show you which app has your file extension in their plist file (in our case Open Any Files: RAR Support.
The app is acting as malware because after you install it, it takes control over your Mac and it places it as default file opener for all the extensions they have written in the Plist file.
What is worse is that this app is promoting the Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac, let me think that this company HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS.
NOW I AM ASKING MYSELF, HOW RELIABLE IS THE MOST TOP SOLD ANTIVIRUS FROM THE APP STORE?
2. The developer is abusing the Apple AppStore review system. Judging by how intrusive is this app and the real fact that is NOT opening any file I only can take a simple conclusion that the five stars positive reviews that this app has are fake.
Have a look at other "Open file" apps on the AppStore which are doing identical thing. NONE OF THEM HAS SO MANY POSITIVE REVIEWS.
