Kaspersky Labs, a company specializing in antivirus software, has discovered a new SMS scam aimed at harming users of the Android operating system. This is a so-called search engine poisoning scam where attackers place websites with malicious software at the top of search engine results.
Since mobile device users generally only browse the first few search results, there is a high likelihood that they will open the questionable page and download the infected application. During installation, the application requests access to the Android messaging system, writes the portal cert.hr. If the user grants access, the malware begins sending expensive SMS messages that the user only notices when they receive their phone bill. In this case, it is a virus disguised as a pornographic multimedia application. After the user installs it on their phone, the application sends three SMS messages that deduct 18 US dollars from their account. (M.N.)
