Beware those of you who own Web enabled cell phones or other hand held devices. A new threat has hit the airwaves, with Cell phone Trojan dialers. We think this is just the tip of the iceberg, a sign of things to come.
It involves a Cracked game called "Mosquito", who's code has been altered to carry a payload containing a Trojan Dialer. In a nutshell it's like those old PC dialers, that would promise Free Porn. Then once initiated would use your modem to dial a "900" number costing you several dollars per minute. This is similar, but sends a costly Text message.
I won't bore you with too many details, but you can Read the Article. for more information. Including MaxPower's diagnostics to see if you're infected.
Then make sure to come back here and discuss it.
It involves a Cracked game called "Mosquito", who's code has been altered to carry a payload containing a Trojan Dialer. In a nutshell it's like those old PC dialers, that would promise Free Porn. Then once initiated would use your modem to dial a "900" number costing you several dollars per minute. This is similar, but sends a costly Text message.
I won't bore you with too many details, but you can Read the Article. for more information. Including MaxPower's diagnostics to see if you're infected.
Then make sure to come back here and discuss it.
