It’s a Warning Sign for Android application Development Company-Its Trojan Android

For the Android application development companies this story in December 2011 was an issue to ponder in raising nerves of security researchers and subsequently for Android application Development companies who have to now be extra cautious while creating their applications for Android market. News states that Android Trojan has send text messages to all the contacts with links as means of paying online tribute to Mohamed Bouazizi. He was Tunisian martyr who has put himself on fire during Arab Spring movement.
Bouazizi was just 26 years old and a fruit cart seller who was beaten mercilessly and goods seized by when he refused to pay bribe to council inspectors. When the governor refused to listen to his pleas he self immolated by putting himself on fire. This sparked protests all over Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, and Yemen.
As per the records of Symantec, the tweaked version of coding was hidden in a duplicate and fake version of AlSalah, which is most powerful Islamic prayer app in Android market. This Trojan app was circulated all through forums which are pertaining to the burning issues of Middle East. Once this Trojan came to an effect, it was randomly picking links of different online forums which were solely meant for paying their tribute to Bouazizi and will copy there URL to all contacts without your permission or knowledge.
Only one difference was found between the legitimate and fake apps. These fake apps were trying to seek consent as there were services like sending messages or making phone calls that were costing heavily to the succumb people.
For Android application Development Company stopping these malicious elements like Android Trojan is a big challenge which they ought to meet.