In recent months, Netflix has added streaming support for multiple Android-based devices, but the lag time between updates created an opening for scammers who created a fake app intended to steal your personal information.

In recent months, Netflix has added streaming support for multiple Android-based devices, but the lag time between updates created an opening for scammers, who created a fake app intended to steal your personal information.

"A gap in availability, combined with the large interest of users attempting to get the popular service running on their Android device, created the perfect cover for Android.Fakeneflic to exploit," Symantec's Irfan Asrar wrote in a blog post.

Asrar said the app is a "text book case of an information stealing Trojan that targets account information." It looks very similar to the legitimate Android Netflix app, and requests the same sort of data as the real app upon sign-in. But Symantec surmised that that is "a red herring, probably used to add to the illusion that the end user is dealing with the genuine article."

The app is really after that log-in and password information. If a user were to install it on their phone, the Trojan would execute and display the log-in page for Netflix. After a user name and password is entered, those details would be sent to a specific URL. The Trojan then basically self-destructs, uninstalling itself from the device.

Asrar said the server that was hosting the captured data now appears to be offline. " Furthermore, there appears to be no attempt to verify whether the data entered by an unsuspecting user was accurate or not," he wrote.

As a result, Symantec designated the risk level for Android.Fakeneflic as "very low," but it highlights the need for users to be careful what they download. When it comes to something that requires you to enter personal information, proceed with caution.

In a statement, Netflix said "members should go to a trusted source like the Android Market to get the Netflix app for Android."

In terms of Netflix Android availability, Netflix last month said its on all devices running Android 2.2 and Android 2.3, several months after the first Android Netflix app on five devices. Netflix the possibility of an Android app in November 2010, but said the release was delayed due to security and content protection concerns.

Netflix, meanwhile, has had its own troubles in recent weeks. After announcing price hikes, the company also said it would split its DVD and streaming services into two businessesNetflix and Qwikster. That didn't sit well with customers, however, and the company reversed course on Monday. For more, see .