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Researchers from NetQin Tech. are reporting on a newly discovered mobile malware variant (Transmitter.C) distributed through a modified version of legitimate mobile application. Upon execution, the malware attempts to automatically spread by sending hundreds of SMS messages linking to a web site where a copy of it (sexySpace.sisx) can be found.
As a foreign variant of previous erotic short message virus (Transmitter.A), this virus camouflages in a normal third party mobile phone software ” Advanced device locks” to inveigle the users to install it. After installation, this virus will be automatically started up and it will automatically access network for about 3 minutes. Later, the virus will send short messages externally at interval of 10 - 15 seconds. As can be observed from the communication record, there are large amount of records of sending short messages, all the numbers to which short messages are sent are strange numbers, but it is completely impossible to find the record of short messages that have been sent in the Sent Box.
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As a foreign variant of previous erotic short message virus (Transmitter.A), this virus camouflages in a normal third party mobile phone software ” Advanced device locks” to inveigle the users to install it. After installation, this virus will be automatically started up and it will automatically access network for about 3 minutes. Later, the virus will send short messages externally at interval of 10 - 15 seconds. As can be observed from the communication record, there are large amount of records of sending short messages, all the numbers to which short messages are sent are strange numbers, but it is completely impossible to find the record of short messages that have been sent in the Sent Box.
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We already get hijacked computers to send out spam, i guess it was only a matter of time before it ended up on phones. The problem is hijacked computers don't produce phone bills, well not to the same extent at least. More reason to be careful about what you download for powerful phones.
The question is will operators decide to start protecting us from such issues? If we got one of these viruses and ended up with a phone bill at the end of the month for a stupid amount of money who will pay the direct cost? At the moment probably the consumer but if such start becoming a common theme?