Porn app hides Trojan to target Android smartphones warns F-Secure
New malware targeting Android smartphones and mobile devices has been uncovered by F Secure.
The Trojan, which the security company has christened with the catchy name Trojan:Android/FakeRegSMS.B hides a PNG file that allows it to hijack a person's phone and send premium rate text messages.
It also does its best to bypass phone anti-virus products and the Android app store security measures. F-Secure security advisor Sean Sullivan commented that:"This is the first example of this our analysts have seen," adding that that the purpose of the malware was try to avoid Android app store security measures, and phone antivirus products.
