Trojan SMS

A Trojan that infects smartphones by sending text messages to premium-rate SMS numbers, which are the text messaging counterpart of premium-rate, pay-by-minute 900 area code numbers. The Trojan is installed under the pretense of a free application that provides some useful function. See Trojan and SMS.

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