Summary
Trojan:Android/Smspacem.A has a date-triggered payload that sends spam SMS messages to contacts listed on the device and changes the wallpaper.
Removal
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Trojan:Android/Smspacem.A can be uninstalled by following the steps below:
Go to Settings
Go to Applications
Go to Manage Applications
Select the application
Press "Clear data"
Press "Uninstall"
Select "OK" when asked for confirmation and wait
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Technical Details
Trojan:Android/Smspacem.A is a trojanized version of a legitimate application currently available on Android Market.
Installation
During installation, Smspacem.A displays the following permission requests:
Payload
Smspacem.A has two date-triggered payloads.
If the date is 21st May 2011, Smspacem.A sends one of the following SMS messages to all contacts listed in the phone book:
- "Cannot talk right now, the world is about to end"
- "Jebus is way over due for a come back"
- "Its the Raptures,praise Jebus"
- "Prepare to meet thy maker,make sure to hedge your bet just in case the Muslims. were right"
- "Just saw the four horsemen of the apocalypse and man did they have the worst case of road rage"
- "Es el fin del mundo"
It changes the wallpaper to an image of an American media personality:
If the date is 22nd May 2011,Smspacem.A sends the following SMS messages to all contacts listed:
- "Looks like Jebus is a no show, maybe Judaism was on to something"
It also changes the wallpaper to the following image:
Smspacem.A also contacts the following website using a SOAP request:
- hxxp://biofaction.no[...].biz/talkto[...].asmx
Once connected, the trojan may receive commands for further operations:
- If a "formula401" command is received, the trojan attempts to connect to:
- If a "health" command is received, the trojan sends one of the following SMS messages to all contacts listed:
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