Many applications can be installed in the Android phone and as the result more potential it is affected some viruses or Trojan especially if you already rooted your android phone. Installing the only applications from Android market is the best way to avoid our Android phone attacked by virus or Trojan. Recently mobile security firm called Lookout which make mobile phone security and management software reports a malicious Trojan that masquerades media player application will send premium SMS when you start installing this media player application on your Android phone. So far this virus attacks the Android phone in Russian networks. “The new malicious program penetrates smartphones running Android in the guise of a harmless media player application,” Kaspersky said in a blog post.”The Trojan uses the system to begin sending SMSs to premium rate numbers without the owner?s knowledge or consent, resulting in money passing from a user’s account to that of the cybercriminals.”
Kaspersky Lab recommends Android user to be more pay attention while they install new application on the Android phone especially to any application which require access such as access to premium rate services that charge to send SMS and make call. Beside Kaspersky Lab, Lookout also recommends android users to check the permission of meda player application and ignore any charging request for SMS. Meanwhile Google as the owner of Android operating system recommend Android user to install any application which available in the android market only. Google said. “We consistently advise users to only install apps they trust. In particular, users should exercise caution when installing applications outside of Android Market.”
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