Mobile Phone News :First Android virus
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The first Android virus is now here, a trojan-sms virus!
The virus was discovered by the security development firm Kaspersky Lab and announced on the 10th of August about the first Android virus. The Trojan is …
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The first Android virus is now here, a trojan-sms virus!
The virus was discovered by the security development firm Kaspersky Lab and announced on the 10th of August about the first Android virus. The Trojan is called Trojan-SMS.ANdroidOS.FakePlayer.a.
The virus acts like a Media Player application and requires the user to install a 13KB application file (*.apk). The virus then sends text messages to premium numbers, which results in massive charges! Kaspersky recommends users to be careful when installing applications and always check the applications requests regarding allowed actions.
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