The article should have also indicated how the trojan is spread. Instead, it takes readers to research and add this critical piece of the puzzle.
Yes, I'm interested to know that it has started for Android. I'd also like to know that exercise of a modicum of intelligence will avoid the problem!
I was just saying to a user this morning that it hasn't happened yet, but it will at some time, particularly as Android becomes a bigger target.
I'm not all that sure that it fully qualifies as an infection if it tells you that it is going to send SMS if you install it and then; surprise, it does! Granted it's behaviour demonstrates malicious intent.
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