{"id":99203,"date":"2023-11-06T02:21:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T10:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=99203"},"modified":"2024-01-25T21:39:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T05:39:16","slug":"apple-and-google-host-fake-xai-grok-chat-bot-apps-in-their-app-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/apple-and-google-host-fake-xai-grok-chat-bot-apps-in-their-app-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple and Google host fake xAI Grok chat-bot apps in their App Stores"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fake-xAI-chat-bot-using-Twitter-X-lookalike-logo-light-bg-600x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, November 4, xAI (an artificial intelligence startup founded by Elon Musk) announced &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/grok.x.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grok<\/a>,&#8221; a ChatGPT competitor.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/after-backlash-apple-removes-fake-threads-app-unethical-loan-apps-from-app-store\/\">lots of<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/apples-ios-app-store-continues-to-host-scammy-unethical-apps\/\">scam apps<\/a> in the App Store this year, so I was curious whether the App Store hosts any fake xAI apps.<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, multiple &#8220;chat bot&#8221; apps appear in search results for xAI. Two app titles even include &#8220;xAI&#8221; stylized exactly the same way as the real company:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>xAI &#8211; Chatgbt Open Chat-Bot AI<\/strong> [for iPhone]<\/li>\n<li><strong>X AI &#8211; xAI Chatbot Assistant<\/strong> [for iPad]<\/li>\n<li><strong>E-GPT : xAi Chat Assistant<\/strong> [for iPhone]<\/li>\n<li><strong>X-Ai<\/strong> [for iPad]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of these apps, &#8220;X AI &#8211; xAI Chatbot Assistant,&#8221; also includes a stylized logo reminiscent of the Twitter bird and the letter X. The same logo circulated on the X social network shortly after Twitter&#8217;s rebrand was announced.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_99212\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99212\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fake-xAI-chat-bot-apps-in-Apple-App-Store-20231105.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"786\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-99212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These chat bot apps in Apple&#8217;s App Store are all unaffiliated with the company xAI.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Apps designed for iPhone or iPad can typically run on Macs with Apple silicon processors (i.e. M1, M2, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/apple-introduces-m3-family-of-chips-upgrades-macbook-pro-and-imac\/\">M3<\/a>). Both iPad and iPhone apps may appear in search results in the Mac App Store.<\/p>\n<h3>What about Android&#8217;s Google Play Store?<\/h3>\n<p>Apple&#8217;s App Store isn&#8217;t the only app marketplace that&#8217;s guilty of hosting sketchy, trademark-violating apps. The Google Play Store hosts multiple fake xAI apps as well. In fact, one is an Android version of the same &#8220;X AI &#8211; xAI Chatbot Assistant&#8221; app by &#8220;Megatron Solutions&#8221; that appears in the App Store. Like the iPad version, the Android version also uses a recognizable but unofficial Twitter-X merged logo.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s a lot of interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xai?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@xAI<\/a> following the company\u2019s announcement of its \u201cGrok\u201d ChatGPT competitor.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udea8Beware that there\u2019s no official Grok app yet.<\/p>\n<p>Scammers *already* have fake xAI chat bot apps in the Apple App Store (iPhone and Mac) and Google Play Store (Android). \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZqLAn2MYds\">pic.twitter.com\/ZqLAn2MYds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Josh Long (the\u00a0JoshMeister) (@theJoshMeister) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theJoshMeister\/status\/1721283008853049649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Is xAI the only mimicked app on the App Store?<\/h3>\n<p>Of course, both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store host plenty of apps that mimic ChatGPT as well, some of which use similar logos to the official app.<\/p>\n<p>Though there are very few that use the exact name &#8220;ChatGPT&#8221; somewhere in the title (likely because OpenAI&#8217;s lawyers are diligent), many app screenshots use the brand name and imply endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>The problem isn&#8217;t limited to AI or chat apps, either. Since July, we&#8217;ve seen a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/after-backlash-apple-removes-fake-threads-app-unethical-loan-apps-from-app-store\/\">fake Threads social media app<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/apples-ios-app-store-continues-to-host-scammy-unethical-apps\/\">fake cryptocurrency wallet<\/a>, and more. As of today, Apple has removed <a href=\"https:\/\/blpoonia.github.io\/fake-loan-apps-google-play-store-ios-app-store\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than 150 fraudulent loan apps<\/a> from the App Store since an independent researcher began hunting for and reporting such apps.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;d be a millionaire by now if there was a bug bounty for deleting fraudulent lending apps from stores \ud83d\udcb0<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd38 Total Apps Removed = 1219<br \/>\ud83d\udd38 Google Play Store = 1093<br \/>\ud83d\udd38 Apple App Store = 126<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd39 Initial 100 days, 565 apps<br \/>\ud83d\udd39 Last 7 days, 654 apps \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Babu \uea00 (@pooniawalla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pooniawalla\/status\/1712044184217997377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Apple clearly needs to improve its app vetting process. Apparently, so does Google.<\/p>\n<h3>Does Windows&#8217; Microsoft Apps store have this problem?<\/h3>\n<p>Incidentally, I did not find any xAI lookalike apps in the Microsoft Apps store for Windows.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but there are also zero search results for both ChatGPT and OpenAI. This seems to imply that Microsoft has cracked down much harder on lookalike AI chat apps than Apple and Google have.<\/p>\n<h3>Downloading fake apps could lead to financial loss, fund criminals<\/h3>\n<p>Why does it matter if you download an app that pretends to be made by a known company, but isn&#8217;t legitimate?<\/p>\n<p>For one thing, note that these apps typically have in-app purchases or subscriptions. If you pay for them, that means you&#8217;ll be directly funding companies or individuals who are unethically violating another company&#8217;s trademarks. Moreover, these apps often overcharge and underdeliver; you likely won&#8217;t get your money&#8217;s worth compared to paying for a genuine app.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you don&#8217;t pay for such apps, do you really want to share your data (e.g. your chat bot prompts,\u00a0 and potentially also your location, photos, contacts, camera, microphone, or other access the app may request) with an unscrupulous developer? If they refuse to abide by basic trademark or copyright laws, it&#8217;s probably unwise to trust them with anything else; I strongly recommend avoiding installing such apps in the first place.<\/p>\n<h3>Key takeaway: Be cautious about <em>all<\/em> apps, even App Store apps<\/h3>\n<p>What can we learn from all this?<\/p>\n<p>Although Apple&#8217;s App Store remains one of the safest places to obtain apps, it&#8217;s not devoid of sketchy, scammy, or potentially harmful apps.<\/p>\n<p>Not all app developers have the same ethics as you. Some apps may be a serious violation to your privacy. Others may charge ridiculous prices for auto-renewing app subscriptions, in hopes that you won&#8217;t notice how much money they&#8217;re taking from you. Just because an app is in the App Store doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean it&#8217;s safe.<\/p>\n<p>Remember your ABCs: Always Be Cautious.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> As of November 10, Apple appears to have removed several fake xAI apps from the App Store. Google, however, has not suspended any of the misleading apps from the Google Play Store.<a name=\"learnmore\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"exploremore\">How can I learn more?<\/h3>\n<p>Check out our articles from earlier this year about other sketchy App Store apps:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9rk0xXQzSe\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/after-backlash-apple-removes-fake-threads-app-unethical-loan-apps-from-app-store\/\">After backlash, Apple removes fake Threads app, unethical loan apps from App Store<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;After backlash, Apple removes fake Threads app, unethical loan apps from App Store&#8221; &#8212; The Mac Security Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/after-backlash-apple-removes-fake-threads-app-unethical-loan-apps-from-app-store\/embed\/#?secret=9rk0xXQzSe\" data-secret=\"9rk0xXQzSe\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JLo20jejin\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/apples-ios-app-store-continues-to-host-scammy-unethical-apps\/\">Apple&#8217;s iOS App Store continues to host scammy, unethical apps<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Apple&#8217;s iOS App Store continues to host scammy, unethical apps&#8221; &#8212; The Mac Security Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/apples-ios-app-store-continues-to-host-scammy-unethical-apps\/embed\/#?secret=JLo20jejin\" data-secret=\"JLo20jejin\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/intego-podcast-artwork-400.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/intego-podcast-artwork-400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" \/><\/a>Each week on the <a href=\"https:\/\/podcast.intego.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Intego Mac Podcast<\/strong><\/a>, Intego&#8217;s Mac security experts discuss the latest Apple news, security and privacy stories, and offer practical advice on getting the most out of your Apple devices. 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