Be careful! Smartphone games infiltrated by Virus
The hackers appear to have infiltrated a virus in a game designed for smartphones based on Windows. Obviously they were targeted users of smartphones, because of the high sales of mobile phones.
3D Game AntiTerrorism and Poker Art PDAs have been available on a site that offers software for mobile phones , said John Herring, CEO of the security company in San Francisco.
The game comes with malware, which automatically will make an international call to Somalia, Italy and other countries. No joke, could the phone bill to amount to thousand dollar per month.
“The service is run by the programmers who create the software,” added Herring. Victims are usually unaware that their phones have been infected with the virus until they get bloated phone bill.
As usual, Microsoft will continue to encourage users to follow the steps Protection include install updates the application of antivirus software and spyware protection.
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July 19th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
Thanks for your information,…unfortunally I dont have smartphone,…just an old phone