Paul Thurrott over at WindowsIT Pro wrote:
"I wish this were news, in the sense that I wish it were a new development. But the dark underbelly of Microsoft's efforts to quickly establish an apps ecosystem that can rival those by market leaders Google and Apple is in fact a years-long problem. You may have seen recent reports about "scam" apps in the Windows Store, which sells apps for Windows 8/RT. These apps look like real apps—VLC Player, iTunes, whatever—but are in fact just ways to siphon money out of your pocket.
The thing is, Microsoft has been allowing this crap in its store since it opened the Windows Phone Store back in 2010. And it continued the practice with the Windows Store in 2012. So it's good that people are calling attention to this, of course. But this isn't new, nor is it news. It's just a really, really shabby thing that Microsoft does to pump up its app numbers. But this practice also ensures that its own stores are second rate and always will be until they clean it up." The whole post can be found at: http://windowsitpro.com/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/short-takes-august-22-2014?
Security awareness training is a way to not get scammed and look out for these apps that just steal your money.
