HongTouTou trojan affecting android phones

Information has been released about the release of another Trojan on Android phones, named HongTouTou. This Trojan was only found on cracked versions of some apps in Chinese language sites over the internet. A special one was the popular game RoboDefense, which has been cracked and pirated all over the web. Only apk files of the game which has been tampered with were found to be affected whereas the market version was not.

This one sends your Device ID to a remote host, which returns a string of search engine URL data. Then it performs a background keyword searches for generating clicks on specific results. It's generated to use your phones to create click through counts and generate a bit of income for the people who created it. The Trojan is also able to download apk that can monitor your sms and enter keywords into the conversation.

The researchers at the Lookout said that their 'Android Security' suite has received an OTA update that protect's them HongTouTou.

So people look out for pirated products. They bring a lot of problems with itself. Why ask for that? Android Market is completely risk free. So don't go anywhere else for pirated versions and all. Remember guys, it's better to avoid these kinds of things if you love your phone that is.