The clipper we found lurking in the Google Play store, detected by ESET security solutions as Android/Clipper. C,
impersonates a legitimate service called Metamask, Stefanko said.
This includes MyEtherWallet and Metamask as well as many popular desktop wallets such as Exodus
and Jaxx.
For example, if you registered Ethereum through Metamask, you can continue to use the SAME wallet through MyEtherWallet
and contrariwise.
Nexus has plans to host a wallet for each user, but until then we recommend using Mist,
MyEtherWallet or Metamask.
This version mimics Metamask on Google Play in an attempt to spoof users
into downloading what they think is the real app.
The methods used to steal cryptocurrencies are becoming more sophisticated, and although it was relatively primitive,
the fake Metamask application looked very authentic.
The clipper we found lurking in the Google Play store, detected by ESET
security solutions as Android/Clipper. C, impersonates a legitimate service called Metamask.