wraggster
April 3rd, 2011, 20:08
A pirated version of an Android app is actually a Trojan that shames someone who installs it by sending an SMS message to all his/her contacts (http://hothardware.com/News/Shame-on-You-Pirated-Android-App-Really-Shameware/) telling them of his/her piracy. The original app is called Walk and Text, and costs $2.10 in the Android Market. The app uses the camera on the back of a smartphone to show a user a visual of his upcoming surroundings, which will supposedly prevent the user from running into the street or across a set of train tracks. The pirated version is available from unofficial Android app markets, and once installed redirects the pirate to the legitimate app in the Android Market, while also sending the SMS message to the phone's entire contact list."http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/04/03/1642237/Pirated-Android-App-Shames-Freeloaders