First Trojan virus for Android OS
Premiere in security world: a Trojan virus for Android Operating System
The editor Kaspersky seems to have detected the first Trojan virus for Android. A virus that sends premium rate SMS messages without the knowledge of the user …
The downside for Android… While the Google OS overdone on the good news last week, flattered by the various consultancies (up to the adoptionof the MDP in the area of mobile OS and dominance in the near future), Kapersky Android just teaches us to be affected by the first virus.
A Trojan called Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a attacking Android OS posing as a media player.
The first virus Android weighs 13KB and spreads via a website yet unknown. What is known however, what is the damage caused by this virus / trojan that infects smartphones Android.
The malware sends unknown to the owner of SMS messages to premium rate numbers. The consumer will realize the deception until the end of the month upon receipt of an invoice well-salted …
A first virus Android is not dangerous ?
Upon learning of the existence of this virus, Google has quickly responded by stating:
” He must know that our system installation files is very effective. When installing an application, Android displays information and system resources that the application can use. We advise users to only install software from trusted, especially when they are outside of the Android Marketplace “
Thus, the installation files. APK still quite marginal outside the Android Market and requires the user to override the warning system before installation validation software from an unknown source .
The many warnings associated with an unknown source or unsafe; should limit the installation of this virus and its spread in the terminals Android.
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