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How to kill the SMS Trojan virus on Google Android Phone
by Della on Aug 11, 2010
Kaspersky Lab, said some of the recent Google Android mobile phone users received a text message Trojan, the Trojan virus disguised as a normal media player, spread via SMS.
Once click on the link site Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a mobile phone users will be prompted to install ". APK" for the suffix of the application, once installed, the phone user will not knowingly send to the number of paid services SMS, mobile phone users cheat prepaid balance.
Kaspersky Lab researcher Dennis said there is not yet identified the virus's Android phone number, but the current virus is a regional epidemic, do not panic too much.
With the growing popularity of smart phones, cell phone virus has become the next target of virus development. Mobile phone virus is a destructive process, and the total machine virus (program) as infectious and destructive. Mobile viruses can use to send SMS, MMS, e-mail, web sites, download ringtones, Bluetooth, etc. and...Read More >>
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Android has had a few security scares during its meteoric rise to greatness, but this is the first time a software package could accurately be described as a malicious trojan. The malware, called Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer, appears to be a standard Android application with the .APK file extension. Upon installing, the app will begin sending out SMS messages to premium numbers. This racks up huge charges on customer bills. It could be a big payday for the criminal elements behind this trojan.
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