Don’t steal like I did!â€�įinally, the app displays a scolding message to the user, saying, essentially, we hope you learned your lesson. Im stupid and cheap, it costed only 1 buck. It sends a bunch of personal information (name, phone number, IMEI) off to a server, and, just for lulz, text messages everyone on your contact list: “Hey, just downlaoded a pirated App off Internet, Walk and Text for Android. When you run it, it shows you that it’s being “cracked” but it’s really gathering information from your device, in preparation for an e-smackdown.
If you download and use what appears to be a version of the commercial “Walk and Text” Android app from a file sharing site, you’re in for a surprise.