WeChat security team: malicious use of plug-in or breaking the law

Last week, the WeChat Security Center released the "Development and Promotion of the "Data Wizard" plug-in interference WeChat operation court trial 1 million compensation", once again affirmed WeChat's attitude of cracking down on external behavior. Recently, we found that some users still use third-party plug-in software developed based on Xposed, Substrate and other technical frameworks to invade the WeChat process and data, and tamper with WeChat client data and logic to achieve malicious marketing and fraud. In this regard, the WeChat security team will carry out special cleanup and continue to crack down.

The plug-in software utilizes (including but not limited to) Xposed, Substrate and other technical frameworks to inject control modules into the process space of WeChat software, modify the functions and interfaces of WeChat, add malicious functions, seriously damage user rights, and interfere with the normal operation of WeChat. It is an illegal and illegal act.

For accounts that explicitly use the plug-in function, once confirmed, the WeChat security team will make restrictions until the login is restricted; for multiple violations, the penalty will be aggravated according to the gradient processing principle. In addition, WeChat will retain all rights to pursue legal liability for exploiting malicious features such as xposed and substitute, harassing users, disrupting the platform environment, illegally profiting behavior and its business entities.

The plug-in software developed by unscrupulous merchants based on Xposed, Substrate and other technical frameworks includes, but is not limited to, the following functions: violent plus powder, message one-click group push, automatic reply robot, global virtual positioning, WeChat group automatic promotion, micro-signal batch addition and deletion Etc. These plug-in functions breed and condone malicious marketing behaviors, greatly increasing the possibility of malicious behaviors such as fraud, causing harassment and even loss to normal users, seriously disrupting the health of the platform and causing serious harm:

WeChat plug-ins provide convenient conditions for malicious marketing behavior and cause harassment to normal users of WeChat;

It is easy to be used by criminals to publish bad information and commit fraud, which has contributed to the occurrence of illegal crimes;

Without the authorization of Tencent, tampering with WeChat function, harassing normal users, undermining the ecological balance and normal operation of WeChat platform;

There are security risks such as collecting leaked user privacy information and stealing user account passwords.

WeChat team has always been committed to creating a green, safe and healthy network environment, and against any behavior that disrupts the normal use of WeChat. For such serious damage to the user experience, we will continue to crack down on the "People's Republic of China Anti-Unfair Competition Law" and other laws and regulations, as well as "Tencent WeChat Software License and Service Agreement" and "WeChat Personal Account Usage Specifications".

Finally, we appeal again, please cherish the right to use your account, for your information security and account function, please do not use any form of plug-in software, especially under the various "WeChat marketing" "micro-marketing" banner But in fact, some plug-in services or features are provided. If you have installed or are still using a plugin, please uninstall it now. If you find that friends in the circle of friends and WeChat use WeChat plug-in software, you are welcome to use the WeChat client and the small program "Tencent 110" to complain. The WeChat security team will check the content of the complaint, and once confirmed, it will be resolutely dealt with.