Android Virus

Android users warned about Geinimi trojan

Consumers using smartphones that operate on Google's Android platform are being warned of a malicious program that could compromise data stored in their phones.Geinimi is a new type of trojan, a program that is embedded in applications and operates without the user's knowledge, according to Lookout Mobile Security, a company that specializes in protecting smartphone users.

"The trojan that we're talking about is the most sophisticated Android malware we've seen," Lookout's chief technology officer, Kevin Mahaffey, told CBC News.

According to the company, the malicious software is being grafted into repackaged versions of legitimate applications, primarily games. So far, it has only been found in third-party Chinese android app markets.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/12/31/con-geinimi-trojan.html#ixzz19wCdIlxT

It's said that the virus is bundled with certain games that can be downloaded through the internet. It seems like now is the time for anti-virus creator to make some  money..