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Trojan:Android/SMSLoader

Classification

Category:

Malware

Platform:

Android

Type:

Trojan

Aliases:

  • Trojan:Android/SMSLoader
  • Trojan:Android/SMSLoader.A

Summary

Trojan:Android/SMSLoader silently sends out SMS messages to multiple premium-rate numbers, while displaying a fake progress bar to distract the user.

Removal

Technical Details

Trojan:Android/SMSLoader is distributed as an application named 'Fail_Android.'

Upon execution, it displays a progress bar to indicate that a file is being downloaded, along with a misleading message. In the meantime, it silently sends out SMS messages with the content "5+125 7-14-654-13233359428100" to multiple premium-rate numbers.

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