'RuFraud' scam Android apps

[Sparks]

Google has removed 22 applications from its Android Market after they were discovered to contain fraudulent software.

The scam would make a user believe they were about to download a game or program, but instead they were giving the phone "permission" to send a text message costing about £3.

list is below....

Corazon LLC:

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• Horoscope (horoscope.android)
  
  
• Horoscope (com.corazon.horoscope)
  
  

Corelly LLC:

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• Horoscope (com.corelly.horoscope)
  
  

Ranzy LLC:

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• Twilight (com.Twilight.wallpapers)
  
  
• Puss in Boots (com.Puss.Boots.wallpapers)
  
  
• Moneyball (com.Moneyball.wallpapers)
  
  

Astrolog LLC:

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• Sim City Deluxe FREE (com.astrolog.sim.city.deluxe.free)
  
  
• Need for Speed Shift FREE (com.astrolog.need.forspeed.shift.free)
  
  
• Great Little War Game FREE (com.astrolog.great.little.war.game.free)
  
  

Logastrod:

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• Cut the Rope (com.Cut.the.Rope)
  
  
• Angry Birds (com.Angry.Birds)
  
  
• Assassins Creed (com.Assassins.Creed)
  
  
• Talking Tom Cat (com.Talking.Tom.Cat)
  
  
• NEED FOR SPEED Shift (com.nsf.Shift)
  
  
• Where is My Water? (com.swampy.Water)
  
  
• Great Little War Game (com.Great.little.War.Game)
  
  
• World of Goo (com.World.Goo)
  
  
• Shoot The Birds (com.Shoot.The.Birds)
  
  
• Riptide GP (com.Riptide.GP)
  
  
• Talking Larry the Bird (com.Talking.larry.Bird)
  
  
• Bag It! (com.Bag.It)
  
  
• Talking Larry the Bird (com.Talking.Larry.Bird)
  
  
• Angry Birds (com.Angry.Birds.free)
  
  

Allwing Concept:

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• TETRIS (com.tetris.free)
  
  
• Pool Master Pro (com.Pool.Master.free)
  
  
• Reckless Racing (com.Reckless.Racing.free)
  
  
• Paradise Island (com.Paradise.Island.free)
  
  

[Sarah]

:eek:

[Leyka&Diva]

[Andy]

Thanx for the info.

Not got any of these.

Well. . . .got angry birds but got it from Rovio website not the market.

[sabresmum]

OMG just read this after coming off the phone with Virgin Mobile, my son downloaded a 'free' app which has now cost us over £13 on his bill, I have rung Virgin three times and hopefully have now put a stop to it by having his phone blocked to premium rate texts. He downloaded a joke app which is connected to FlirtyMob Photo Chat (he's only 13!!). The downloading of apps is now banned in our house!