Does it sound like you read “install Whatsapp free on your computer”? Watch out! According to ADSLZone, the fame of this mobile instant messaging application is being used by scammers to get new affiliates for Premium SMS services.
How Does this This Online Fraud Work?
1. It accesses a download page where we’re promised a free Whatsapp download for your PC
2. With the excuse of checking that we are human, the installation process asks us for our mobile number
3. The download application is, in fact, the emulator Bluestacks Android. It allows you to install Android Applications on your computer and also allows you to access downloads for free and without intermediaries
4. Once you give them your mobile phone number, you are charged with a subscription service which can cost you up to 37 Euros per month through Premium SMS
As you follow these pages, you are being convinced that you are downloading the application from a secure page by using Whatsapp’s official logo and including the “likes” of the app. They will go so far as to include ‘create a campaign of ads on Facebook’, so that the user believes that the content is being endorsed by the social network.
Recommendations to Avoid This Type of Fraud:
- Check the download URL to verify that you are on the official website
- Read the Conditions and Terms of Use when they ask for personal information
- Do your research online to check if this is a possible scam through opinions and comments from other users
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Hi, I have tried this download & luckily failed. What is the correct download & where can I obtain it?
I don’t believe there is a correct download Mike, nothing on the official site: http://www.whatsapp.com/
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What can i do to put a stop to it if i had actually given my number to the site..
Hello Benjamin, you have to contact with your phone company and explain them your case. Thanks!
So, is there any other safe option apart from this if we want to use Whatsapp on our PCs or on our Macs?
Hi Rishin! Here you can download the emulator Bluestacks Android: http://www.bluestacks.com/ , this way you can install all your apps Android on your PC or Mac. Thanks!
i am having 1 gb ram. so bluestacks is not getting installed. so how should i use whatsapp in my pc
Hello Sarma,
If you want to install whatsapp on your PC you will need an Android emulator. Maybe, your PC hasn’t enough power to do it, and you can’t install WhatsApp on your PC without an emulator. YouWave is a different type of emulator, try it.
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Hi Jassi. If you want to install whatsapp on your PC you will need an Android emulator. Here you can download the emulator Bluestacks Android: http://www.bluestacks.com/ , this way you can install all your apps Android on your PC or Mac. Thanks!
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hiii Hi, I have tried this download & luckily failed. What is the correct download & where can I obtain it?
is there any alternative other than blue stacks???
Hi Sampath , you can try YouWave. Thanks for your time! 🙂
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Hi Sheenex. If you want to install whatsapp on your PC you will need an Android emulator. Here you can download the emulator Bluestacks Android: http://www.bluestacks.com/ , this way you can install all your apps Android on your PC or Mac. Thanks!
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Hi Riddhi. If you want to install whatsapp on your PC you will need an Android emulator. Here you can download the emulator Bluestacks Android: http://www.bluestacks.com/ , this way you can install all your apps Android on your PC or Mac. Thanks!
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hiii i have tried so many tyms to download bluestack but the response is “application failed to start click ok to terminate application” and i have tried you wave also but it is not working other than this is there any alternative to download whats app on pc
Hi Anchal. Here you have the official website, http://www.bluestacks.com/. If you can´t download it from here, please, contact with Bluestacks Tech Support. You can try YouWave, it´s a different type of emulator. Thanks!
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Hi Muzamil. If you want to install whatsapp on your PC you will need an Android emulator. Here you can download the emulator Bluestacks Android: http://www.bluestacks.com/ , this way you can install all your apps Android on your PC or Mac. Thanks!
Me too gyz?
Hi, I’m a bit confused – is it safe to download WhatsApp through the App Store on Bluestacks (and not through a link from another site)?
Thanks,
– Ashke
Hi Ashke! If you have installed Bluestacks, you can install WhatsApp without problems. Anyway, if you have doubts about it, please, contact with Bluestacks Tech Support. Thanks!
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Hi Sanford, here you have our contact page: http://support.pandasecurity.com/blog/contact/ Thansk!
i had installed bluestack on my laptop it worked well then from last one week it is not working I uninstalled it to reinstall but it is giving error value can not be Null…something path1
Hi Karma, please, contact with Bluestacks Tech Support. Thanks!
hi friends…i installed bluestacks on my windows 7 pc. when iam opening this app it is not responding….it is going struck..please help me if anyone knows reasons behind this
Hi Vinnu! Please, contact with Bluestacks Tech Support. They can help you. Thanks for your time! 🙂
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