A Windows 11 tool to enable the Google Play Store was actually malware

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A Windows 11 tool to enable the Google Play Store was actually malware



Credit: Microsoft

• A third-party tool that installed the Play Store on Windows 11 PCs also brought a variety of other nasty additions.
• Windows Toolbox installed a malicious Chrome extension and sketchy scripts.
• The extension redirected users to questionable affiliate and referral links.

Microsoft launched Windows 11 late last year, and the most notable addition was Android app support via the Amazon AppStore. Users can sideload apps with some effort, but there were also several unofficial ways to install the Google Play Store.

One of these solutions, dubbed Windows Toolbox, installs the Play Store, debloats Windows 11, and offers several more features. However, Bleeping Computer has reported that Windows Toolbox actually infected users’ computers with malicious Chrome extensions, questionable scripts, and possibly other malware as well.



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