A fake WhatsApp clone is showing up before the real version on the Play Store

一个伪造的 WhatsApp 克隆版本在 Play 商店中出现在了正版之前。

The ‘WhatsApp Messenger’ dupe reportedly popped up as a sponsored result above the real version.

据报道，这个“WhatsApp Messenger”的仿冒品作为赞助结果出现在了正版应用上方。

After a Chrome clone was spotted on the Play Store earlier this week, a user on Reddit says they’re seeing a fake version of WhatsApp in a “sponsored” slot above the real version. As reported earlier by Android Authority, the WhatsApp dupe has racked up over 500,000 downloads and, at the time of writing, its Play Store listing is still live.

继本周早些时候在 Play 商店发现一个 Chrome 克隆版本后，一位 Reddit 用户表示，他们看到一个伪造的 WhatsApp 版本出现在正版应用上方的“赞助”位。据 Android Authority 此前报道，该 WhatsApp 仿冒品已累计下载超过 50 万次，且截至撰稿时，其 Play 商店页面仍然在线。

Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

谷歌没有立即回应置评请求。

The WhatsApp clone is from a developer going by “Agment Assets sallu” who doesn’t currently have anything else listed on the Play Store. Their listing for the WhatsApp impostor has the same icon, screenshots, and text as the real version, but the real WhatsApp has over 10 billion downloads, an “editor’s choice” badge, and over 246 million reviews. Android Authority points out that the WhatsApp clone may be using Google Play’s Early Access program to disable public user reviews, which could have helped users warn people against downloading the app.

这个 WhatsApp 克隆版本来自一个名为“Agment Assets sallu”的开发者，该开发者目前在 Play 商店中没有发布其他任何应用。他们为这个冒牌 WhatsApp 制作的页面使用了与正版相同的图标、截图和文字，但正版 WhatsApp 拥有超过 100 亿次下载量、“编辑精选”徽章以及超过 2.46 亿条评论。Android Authority 指出，该 WhatsApp 克隆版本可能利用了 Google Play 的“抢先体验”计划来禁用公开用户评论，而这些评论本可以帮助用户提醒他人不要下载该应用。