A virus for Android devices that broadcasts to friends "I am a stingy fool who downloaded pirated applications" appeared

In late FebruaryPirated version of Japanese viruses mixed into Android applicationAlthough a topic was gathered, a virus that aimed at users who are using pirated applications appeared.

"I am a stingy fool who downloaded a pirated applicationIt is said that messages such as "are sent to friends and others all at once.

In addition, the above picture was released on March, NTT DoCoMo's latest Android smartphone "Xperia arc (SO - 01 C)It is the thing of.

Details are as below.
Android Threat Tackles Piracy Using Austere Justice Measures | Symantec Connect

According to Symantec's official blog familiar with security software such as "Norton", a virus for Android "Android.Walkinwat" is newly found.

"Android.Walkinwat" is a virus that disguised a real application called "Walk and Text", self-name version number "1.3.7" which does not exist. It is said that it is circulating on famous file sharing sites in North America and Asia.

When running this application, such a dialog will be displayed.


In the background, I try to send user name, IMEI (personal identification number), telephone number etc to external server to external server.


Then send SMS of the following sentences in bulk to friends etc. who are registered in the phone book. By the way, the contents are "I am a stingy fool who downloaded "Walk and Text" pirated version. Please do not steal like me"something like.


In addition, at the end of the application, "I truly want you to learn from this thing, check the phone bill and do not forget to purchase the application properly" message with a bonus . Let's put a considerable mind.