<p>It was super cool to discover so many alt coins have cloned the Bitcoin Wallet Android app, however I noticed that the phone started running unusally hot after installing all the coin apps, even when I hadn't opened any since device boot.</p>

<p>After booting my phone (it had been off for a few hours and was cool to the touch) I found that it was running hot after a few minutes.</p>

<p>I  opened the app manager and found that the following coins were running:</p>

<p>Vertcoin (Beta)</p>

<p>Execoin (Beta)</p>

<p>Einsteinium</p>

<p>I remember reading an article about apps that use your phone to steal hashes. <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2613612/Has-battery-life-Android-phone-got-worse-Researchers-warn-rogue-apps-secretly-bitcoin-background.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2613612/Has-battery-life-Android-phone-got-worse-Researchers-warn-rogue-apps-secretly-bitcoin-background.html</a></p>

<p>Does anyone know if these apps (or any other wallet apps) have any malicious/devious code?</p>

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2014-05-10T07:27:57.747Z
Wouldn't it make more sense for the app to be mining the coin that it is a wallet for? Unless the coin (and app) is just a scam, which isn't unlikely.
Greg Hewgill
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2014-05-10T11:10:51.103Z
Those three coins were running, but which one(s) were using up power?
Tim S.
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Altcoin apps stealing hashes?
Mark
# Altcoin apps stealing hashes?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-05-09)

It was super cool to discover so many alt coins have cloned the Bitcoin Wallet Android app, however I noticed that the phone started running unusally hot after installing all the coin apps, even when I hadn't opened any since device boot.

After booting my phone (it had been off for a few hours and was cool to the touch) I found that it was running hot after a few minutes.

I opened the app manager and found that the following coins were running:

Vertcoin (Beta)

Execoin (Beta)

Einsteinium

I remember reading an article about apps that use your phone to steal hashes. <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2613612/Has-battery-life-Android-phone-got-worse-Researchers-warn-rogue-apps-secretly-bitcoin-background.html>

Does anyone know if these apps (or any other wallet apps) have any malicious/devious code?

**Tags:** android

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Wouldn't it make more sense for the app to be mining the coin that it is a wallet for? Unless the coin (and app) is just a scam, which isn't unlikely.  
> **username_2**: Those three coins were running, but which one(s) were using up power?  

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