First Trojan Hits Android Phones

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Aug 11, 2010 4:38 AM EDT
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A local outbreak of a mobile trojan in Russia has shown us something new: The Android operating system might need an antivirus. The malware was detected by security firm Kaspersky, who confirmed the file is named “Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a” and is downloaded as a typical .APK Android app. The company stated this is the first known Android (Android)-specific trojan.

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Antivirus?!?! No. Anti Malware scanner for DLs, maybe?!?! JaseP 1 742 Aug 11, 2010 2:31 PM

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