Abacwaningi benkampani yokuvikela ulwazi yaseBrithani i-Sophos bathole izinhlelo ezibizwa nge-“fleeceware” esitolo sokuqukethwe kwedijithali se-Apple App Store esikhokhisa abasebenzisi imali ngemva kokuphela kwesikhathi sesivivinyo. Sezizonke, izinhlelo zokusebenza ezikulesi sigaba zilandwe izikhathi ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-3,5.
Igama elithi "fleeceware" livele muva nje. Ichaza isofthiwe ehlukumeza imithetho yezitolo zokuqukethwe kwedijithali ezivumela izinhlelo zokusebenza ukuthi zishicilelwe ngesikhathi sesivivinyo samahhala. Izitolo zicabanga ukuthi abasebenzisi abafaka isofthiwe ngesikhathi sesivivinyo samahhala kumele bakhansele ukubhalisa kwabo uma bengahlelile ukuqhubeka nokusebenzisa umkhiqizo onjalo. Kodwa-ke, ezimweni eziningi, bavele basuse izinhlelo zokusebenza, futhi onjiniyela babona isinyathelo esifana nokukhansela ukubhalisa kwabo futhi bangabakhokhisi imali. Kodwa akubona bonke abantu abaziphatha ngobuqotho.
Ngonyaka odlule, izinhlelo zokusebenza zitholwe ku-Google Play Isitolo ababhali bazo abangazibanga ukususwa futhi baqhubeka nokukhokhisa izinkokhelo zokubhalisa ngisho nalapho abasebenzisi besusa uhlelo lokusebenza. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi, umkhuba ofanayo wethulwa abadali bezinhlelo zokusebenza ezifana nesifundi sekhodi ye-QR noma i-calculator, okubhaliselwe okufinyelele ku-$ 240 ngenyanga. Ngokuvamile, izinhlelo zokusebenza kulesi sigaba zilandwe kusukela ku-Google Play Isitolo izikhathi ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-600.
Eqinisweni, izinhlelo ezinjalo azinalo unya ngoba aziphuli imithetho ebekwe izitolo zokuqukethwe kwedijithali. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukususa uhlelo lokusebenza akumele ngempela kuthathwe unjiniyela njengokukhansela okubhaliselwe. Ucwaningo lwe-Sophos ngonyaka odlule lwathola inqwaba yezinhlelo zokusebenza ezinjalo ku-Google Play Isitolo, eziningi zazo ezazisavinjelwe yi-Google. Manje izixazululo ezifanayo seziqalile ukuvela ku-App Store.
Sekukonke, abacwaningi bathola Izigaba ze-"fleeceware", ezinikezwa ngesikhathi sesilingo samahhala, ngemva kwalokho kukhokhwa imali encane engu-$30 ngenyanga. Le mali ingase ibonakale incane kwabanye, kodwa uma uyibheka njengemali yokubhalisa yohlelo lokusebenza olungasetshenzisiwe oludinga u-$360 ngonyaka, izindleko azisabonakali zingabalulekile kangako.
Source: 3dnews.ru