Τόσα χρόνια έναν ιό δεν είχαμε δει στα Pocket PCs, Windows Mobile, Windows Phones κλπ. Μέσα σε τόσο μικρό χρονικό διάστημα και τσουπ μας την έσκασαν στο Android και μάλιστα με αποστολές ακριβών SMS! Προσοχή τι κάνετε και σε ποια sites μπαίνετε με το κινητό σας…
Από το CNET: http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20013222-245.html?tag=topTechContentWrap;editorPicks
The Trojan-SMS malware, dubbed "Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a," is being distributed via an unknown malicious Web site, said Denis Maslennikov, senior malware researcher at Kaspersky Lab.
Users are prompted to install a "media player application" that is a little bigger than 13 kilobytes, but which is hiding the Trojan inside, according to Kaspersky and mobile-phone security company Lookout, which analyzed the threat.
Like all Android apps, the program asks for permission to do certain things upon install. In this case it asks for permission to send SMS messages, with a prompt that identifies it as a "service that costs you money," as well as to read or delete data and collect data about the phone and the phone ID, Kaspersky and Lookout said.
Once installed, the Trojan starts sending SMS messages behind the scenes that cost several dollars per message, without the device owner knowing it.
It appears to be affecting Android smartphone users in Russia and to only work on Russian networks, Lookout said. "As far as we know, there is no indication that this app is in the Android Market," Lookout said in a blog post. It was also reported on a Russian smartphone news site.
