New Android Malware Sends Spam Text Messages

[ZeroDay]

Android is constantly a target for those looking to spread malware, and the latest – discovered by Russian security outfit Doctor Web – is probably one of the more significant to date. Arriving in the form of a trojan, it can aid the loathed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, while also housing the ability to send spam SMS messages and receive commands from the criminals behind them.

The threat has been identified as "Android.DDoS.1.origin” by Doctor Web, and is said to be infiltrating devices by posing as a legitimate app hub. Once it has made its way onto a user’s device, it operates under the guise of the legitimate Play Store app, and like any good scam, it seems very plausible indeed. In fact, when said app is opened, the normal Play Store loads as one would expect, but instead of unlocking the door to the hundreds of thousands of apps available, this is where the trojan really comes into its own.

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[McLovin]

RE: New Android Malware Sends Spam Text Messages; Disguised As Official Play Store Ap

Only reason Android is so easy to target is because of of the code that it's running off, only thing that Apple has the upper hand when it comes to smart phones is that they don't get a lot of malware.

Again you might have to also ZeroDay, shorten the title, of the thread

 

[ZeroDay]

Only reason Android is so easy to target is because of of the code that it's running off, only thing that Apple has the upper hand when it comes to smart phones is that they don't get a lot of malware.

Again you might have to also ZeroDay, shorten the title, of the thread

Done. Thanks for the heads up.