FakeInst is a malicious Android application<\/span><\/span><\/a> whose purported use is to watch pornographic films. After a user downloads, installs, and opens the app, it then prompts that person to send a text message in order to purchase paid content from the app. Thanks to an extensive database, Fakeinst is able to send premium rate messages in 66 countries.<\/p> Inside Fakeinst, the first ever #Android Trojan which is able to steal from U.S. users by sending premium SMS. #Security<\/p>Tweet<\/a><\/blockquote>\n When and if the user sends that text message, the Trojan will open an adult website \u2013 however, it\u2019s a free site, which may be accessed directly and without any payments.<\/p>\n In the case of the United States, the Trojan will only send premium rate SMS messages to numbers that fall within the country\u2019s mobile country code. FakeInst then sends three messages to the premium number \u2013 each message costing $1.99.<\/p>\n Perhaps even more seriously, the malicious application can also intercept, delete, and even respond to incoming text messages.<\/p>\n Unuchek believes the FakeInst was likely developed by cybercriminals in Russia.<\/p>\n As stated above, threats targeting the Android platform are increasingly commonplace, which comes as no surprise considering the open nature of the platform and its enormous popularity. Last year, Android malware designed to steal from bank accounts<\/span><\/span><\/a> was somewhat novel. Now Android banking malware is increasing dramatically<\/span><\/span><\/a>. If Android SMS Trojans targeting users in the U.S. follows the trend set by Android banking Trojans, then you should expect to see some more of these sorts of threats moving forward.<\/p>\n![\"FakeInst](\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2014\/04\/06043715\/FakeInst-Android-Trojan.png\")
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