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Be careful downloading Windows 11 apps from Google, 70+ fake sites are pushing malware right now
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this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2026
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You say that like malware can't be signed
you say that like that makes it not worth doing
It can be, but the certificate would be quickly revoked and signing ones aren't exactly cheap. Also app store does a little bit of app checking I'd say.