New Mac trojan tricks users into paying pricey cell phone fees

Ars Technica
By Dan GoodinDec 12, 2012, 12:43 pm324 pts
Doctor Web Researchers have discovered new Mac-based malware that's designed to trick users into paying pricey subscription fees. Dubbed Trojan.SMSSend.3666, the trojan masquerades as "VKMusic 4 for Mac," a name that closely resembles an app used to listen to music on a popular Russian social networking site,…

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