The security response manager from Symantec says Android users need to beware!
Hackers are acquiring copies of legitimate programs and adding their own bit of coding which will eventually cost you big time once your bill arrives.
How does it work?
"The Trojan lets them send SMS messages to premium rate numbers. It monitors inbound SMS texts, and blocks alerts telling you that you've already exceeded your quota. The code inside [Steamy Windows] can be easily added to other apps. For someone who knows what they're doing -- and it seems these people have a good understanding of how apps are coded -- I'd put this in the 'trivial to do' category. The last few months, it seems to be ramping up. Downloading an app from one of these [third-party] sites is like downloading a Windows app from a 'warez' site. If you're hell-bent on using them, look at the permissions the app requests when it installs. A [rogue] app will request more permissions than the legitimate version."
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