Google has provided a refund and approximately 500 yen to purchasers of "Virus Shield" which was downloaded more than 10,000 times but was garbage bags

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Despite being the number one download on Google Play for over a weekIn fact it was discovered that it was a garbage bag that does not do anythingSecurity application "Virus Shield"Was deleted from Google Play as soon as the facts became apparent, but Google will issue a refund for the application purchaser and distribute $ 5 (about 500 yen) promotional credits I understood.

Google Issues Refunds And An Extra $ 5 Play Store Credit To Android Users Who Bought The Phony 'Virus Shield' App
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/04/19/google-issues-refunds-and-an-extra-5-play-store-credit-to-android-users-who-bought-the-phony-virus-shield-app/


Virus Shield features functions such as "Prevent installation of harmful applications", "Scan for applications, media files and settings", "Protect personal information", etc. "That has little impact on batteries, no advertisement" We gained popularity among users and earned a 4.7 point review among 5 stars. It was downloaded over 10,000 times in a week and I got the first place in newly-paid apps.

The application's UI is simple, when you tap an icon on the screen, the virus scan starts, and when it ends it changes to a checkmark.


But at the beginning of AprilAndroid PoliceChecked the code of the application, it turned out that "It is a garbage creator that does not do anything other than changing the display when tapping the screen", the application was deleted from Google Play, the developer's account was stopped. Since the application is sold for $ 3.99 (about 400 yen), since it was downloaded more than 10,000 times in total, the total amount paid to the application is over 4 million yen.

after that,The GuardianAccording to developers talking about in an interview, the application has mistakenly uploaded a thing that is not a finished version and has not yet reached the release stage. I noticed the fact in the Android Police article and tried to withdraw the application, but at that time Google Play had deleted the developer account, so I could not explain it to the user, and Virus Shield sales were not sold at all He said he did not receive it.

However, on the other hand, the application has been updated from 1.0 to 2.2, during which time there was a question that the code "ridiculous mistake" was not modified and that the lie review was posted It was.

The fact is not clear yet, but Google begins refunding the fee paid for Virus Shield. Normal,App purchase refundThe buyer will do this by contacting the Google Play support team, but this time it seems Google sent an apology email to the purchaser of Virus Shield.


In the e-mail "I issue a refund to the purchaser of Virus Shield Please make sure that my account is being refunded within 14 days after receiving this e-mail, and on Google Play I would like to give you a promotional credit of $ 5 (about 500 yen) that you can purchase digital content such as apps, games, books, music, etc. Please enter the credit code "XXXXXXX", click here. We apologize for letting you do it. We are committed to making Google Play a better service for users. "Android Police actually downloads the application to take a screenshot of Virus Shield As I was doing, I heard that this e-mail was sent even though I made a refund immediately after verification.

"It is confirmed that Google Play is working hard to improve the service even if the application was deleted immediately after the article was posted, and that we are thinking that Google will improve the product by providing credit codes "Android Police concludes.