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Published Aug 12, 2010 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

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Trojan:AndroidOS/Fakeplayer.A

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a (Kaspersky) TR/SMS.AndroidOS.A (Avira) Trojan.Android.FakePlayer.A (BitDefender) Android.SmsSend.1 (Dr.Web) Android/FakePlayer.A (ESET) Troj/Fakplay-A (Sophos) AndroidOS.FakePlayer (Symantec) TROJ_DROIDSMS.A (Trend Micro)

Summary

Trojan:AndroidOS/Fakeplayer.A is a trojan that affects mobile devices running the Android operating system; it sends a certain SMS message to specific numbers, which may result in the user being charged for the transaction without his or her consent.

Trojan:AndroidOS/Fakeplayer.A

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System changes