nsane.forums Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 The US Department of Justice has shut down three websites, applanet.net, appbucket.net and snappzmarket.com, that the government claims had illegal Android apps for download. The United States government has put its big foot down on three websites that it claims offered illegal downloads of Android-based apps. The websites in question, applanet.net, appbucket.net and snappzmarket.com, have all been shut down by the Department of Justice. In a press release on the DOJ website, the government said that FBI agents, " ... downloaded thousands of copies" of Android apps from those three websites. It added that the apps were made available " ... without permission from the software developers who would otherwise sell copies of the apps on legitimate online markets for a fee." Most of the servers for all three sites were located outside the US, but the DOJ said it worked with the governments in those countries to seize the evidence found on those servers. It added, "Nine search warrants were also executed in six different districts across the country today as part of the operation." This is the first time that the US government has shut down websites that it claims provided downloads of pirated software made specifically for smartphones. Of course, getting Android apps via Google's official store, Google Play, can also be risky. Last month, the company removed an app from the store after it was revealed to be a malware application, but this is the exception, not the rule. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambrocious Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 This is terrible news! Applant was one of the best places to get software!!!!! NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PXN Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Just use Blackmart Alpha its pretty much the same thing, they have better uptimes then applanet ever did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irefay Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Know of any other alternatives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRiM Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 This is terrible news! Applant was one of the best places to get software!!!!! NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! No it wasnt, it was a POS, what crack you smoking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olexijl Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 droidappz.org is offline as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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