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Android "Heart App" virus spreads quickly, author arrested within 17 hours

posted onAugust 12, 2014
by l33tdawg

SophosLabs has been following an interesting Android malware story over the past week.

The malware goes by the name XX神器 (XXshenqi) in Chinese, or the Heart App, as it calls itself in English.

In theory, the implication seems to be that you can use the app, which you receive as an SMS invitation from one of your friends, to organise a romantic hook-up. In practice, however, you and your friends will just end up with SMS headaches.

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