Don’t click on this

Rating: We suspect that soemthing nasty lurks behind this URL

GoMobile News received a comment from a reader whcih on the surface of it looked genuine. Then alarm bells began to ring because the ‘comment’ had very little to do with the story it was posted against. When we tried the URL our own personal (Windows based) PC and our anti-virus software went beserk. So we are publishing this as a warning to others. It supposedly is an iOS app.

This is what the comment said …

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Check out the CLIPCLOCK mobile app. The new social hub to discover and share the best video moments with your favorites!!!

Here’s the link: www.clipclock.com/download/5954.

Don’t click on this is our advice. We published this story purely as a warning to others.

This is where it takes you https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clipclock/id564400744

If any readers want us to change our minds on this they’d better get in touch!

About Hans Cett

Hans Cett is an established freelance author and consultant specialising in the mobile communications industry. He also writes for Countdown2MWC - http://countdown2mwc.wordpress.com/
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