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Originally Posted by cybmole
100% identical and not pre-cracked - that does suprise me.
did you check checksums etc...
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I did a binary compare with the official released APK, which I happen to have.
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and when I tested that site it found all sorts of nasties pre-installed in test downloads.
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This is one reason I like some of the cracked versions. It gives me pleasure to know that someone trying to steal software might brick their phone.
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I assume the sites you found they are based in the sort of jurisdictions that will ignore a polite request from you to remove your IP ?.
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This is a game of whack-a-mole. Some sites will remove IP, most ignore me. All the sites that will remove a file will put it back as soon as another user uploads it. For a while I tried, but the amount of time it took only to lose in the end defeated me.
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and their income must be from advertising, if they don't charge for downloads.
I wonder who advertises there, knowingly, or unknowingly and who facilitates that ( answers beginning with G.... )
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I have no idea how they make money. Delivering APK files that won't run because they still contain license checks doesn't seem to be a great business proposition. Your premise that it is ads seems reasonable.