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[TelcoNews.com - Telecom and VoIP Industry News] TelcoNews.com - Telecom and VoIP Industry News » Blog Archive ...: On Tuesday several mobile security companies were analyzing a Trojan horse that appeared on phones running Google’s Android software in Russia.

[Graham Cluley's blog] BBC writes smartphone spyware, and Android malware developments ...: It appears that the Android malware is very simple, and was specifically made for the Russian market. For instance, when run it displays a message in Russian which says something like "Press OK to access the video ".

[SecurityOrb.com] SecurityOrb.com » Blog Archive » Google's Android Targeted by Malware: Security experts at Kaspersky Lab stated they have discovered a malware application that targets the Google Android mobile operating system in Russia. The malware named “Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a” is the first of its kind .

[Turtlejet Blog] Malware Hits Android!!! » Turtlejet Blog: One of the first blemishes has just been discovered in the form of a malware - a malicious software program that targets Google’s Android mobile OS. Working under the camouflage of a media player, this application then embarks on its covert agenda of sending SMSs to a premium rate number which most probably belongs to the creators of this malware.

[Avira - TechBlog] Avira - TechBlog » Blog Archive » Android Trojan targets Russian ...: This piece of malware is not very wide spread because it wasn’t available through the official Android Market. Potential victims would need to download the malware to their memory card, allow “non-market”

[CIO.com - News] New Android Malware Texts Premium-Rate Numbers - CIO.com: There have been isolated cases of spyware programs that run on the Android platform, an open-source mobile operating system created by Google. But the fake media player application, which Kaspersky dubbed "Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a," is the first one believed to specifically target Android, Kaspersky said.

[NewsPlurk Sci/Tech] New Android malware texts premium-rate numbers - NewsPlurk: Malware Infection Hits Russian Android Phones, The adage “Be careful what you wish for” has a modern-day counterpart: “Be careful what you download.” Especially on your mobile phone....New York Times (blog) ( 8/10/2010 3:34:47 PM .

[McAfee Security Insights Blog] McAfee Security Insights Blog » Blog Archive » Android Malware ...: When the user runs the application, it proceeds without any further notice to send text messages to Russian premium rate SMS numbers, driving up the consumer's phone bill. This isn't a new trick, it is an old trick on a new platform.

[Best Mobile Contracts] Malware Attack on Android Proves that Oldschool is Still Alive ...: Currently, the malware attack on the Android is focused mostly in Russia and it is reported that the virus would not be as effective as it is in other countries. This is great news, for now, as a similar attack could be carried out by other people and currently there is nothing short of user intervention that could prevent such an issue.

[The Security Blog» Latest InfoSec Threat Research & News | TheSecurityBlog.com] Android Malware: Old Trick, New Platform - Security Threat ...: Today’s launch of McAfee VirusScan Mobile for Android marks an important step in McAfee’s mission of protecting consumers across their rapidly changing digital lives.At McAfee we have seen security threats reliably follow users with every popular content format, service and

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