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- ANDROIDOS_LUVRTAP.B
Premium Service Abuser
Android OS
This Trojan has a certain service which enables itself to automatically start at boot. It connects to a remote site to get premium-rate numbers where it will send a message to. The IMSI and location of the affected phone are also sent by this malware a remote site.
This Trojan may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites. It may be manually installed by a user.
737,838 bytes
DEX
No
03 Aug 2011
Sends messages to premium rate numbers
Arrival Details
This Trojan may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.
It may be manually installed by a user.
NOTES:
It has the following service which enables itself to automatically start at boot:
It connects to the following remote site to get premium-rate numbers where it will send a message to. The IMSI and location of the affected phone are also sent by this malware to the following remote site:
As of this writing, the premium-rate numbers retrieved by the malware are as follows:
The message to be sent is the following:
ax360
8.900
1.123.00
08 Aug 2011
Step 1
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Step 2
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