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July 11, 2011 05:05 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/ZbY3dZNqxWk/New-SMS-Trojan-Found-In-Android-Markets
New SMS Trojan Found In Android Markets
Trailrunner7 writes "The Android platform seems to have become the playground of choice for attackers and malware authors looking to make a quick buck. The latest example is a premium-rate SMS Trojan that not only automatically sends costly SMS messages, but also prevents users' carriers from notifying them of the new charges. The new piece of malware, which is known as HippoSMS, has been found in unofficial Android app markets in China. This is just the latest in a series of similar incidents in which attackers and scammers have inserted either outright malicious apps or seemingly benign apps containing malware into app markets. Most of the attacks have targeted Android users, and several times Google has had to remove malicious apps from the official Android market." 
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