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Site Found Delivering Angry Birds Star Wars With Costly SMS Sender Functionality

Fake and malicious Android apps have become an industry unto themselves in the last couple of years, as attackers have sought to capitalize on the massive market share that the mobile OS enjoys worldwide. Researchers at GFI Labs have come across a version of Angry Birds Star Wars that sends out premium SMS messages, racking up serious charges on the user s bill without her knowledge. Oddly, unlike many other such fakes or Trojaned apps, the app eventually installs a valid version of the Angry Birds game.

Source: https://threatpost.com/site-found-delivering-angry-birds-star-wars-costly-sms-sender-functionality-112812/77252/

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