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J2ME/Hoaxer.A

Type
Trojan
SubType
PDA Device
Discovery Date
05/11/2008
Length
Minimum DAT
5315 (06/11/2008)
Updated DAT
5315 (06/11/2008)
Minimum Engine
5.1.00
Description Added
06/10/2008
Description Modified
06/11/2008 7:13 PM (PT)
Risk Assessment
Corporate User
Low
Home User
Low

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Characteristics

J2ME/Hoaxer.A needs to be called from another class file with a phone number.  The class may then send an SMS message to that number.

Symptoms

J2ME/Hoaxer.A is a class file and needs to be included within a larger Java program to function.  If it is called from a complete Java program:



  • the Java Virtual Machine(JVM) on a device may prompt the user to allow the sending of SMS messages.
  • sent SMS messages may be listed in call logs.

Method of Infection

J2ME/Hoaxer.A is a class file and is required to be called from within a larger program.  It can not be installed by itself.

Removal

-

Variants

Variants

    N/A

All Information

Overview -

J2ME/Hoaxer.A is distributed as a class file named "c.class1". The class file does not function by itself and must be called from another class file.

Aliases

  • Trojan-SMS.J2ME.Hoaxer.a (Kaspersky)

Characteristics

Characteristics -

J2ME/Hoaxer.A needs to be called from another class file with a phone number.  The class may then send an SMS message to that number.

Symptoms

Symptoms -

J2ME/Hoaxer.A is a class file and needs to be included within a larger Java program to function.  If it is called from a complete Java program:



  • the Java Virtual Machine(JVM) on a device may prompt the user to allow the sending of SMS messages.
  • sent SMS messages may be listed in call logs.

Method of Infection

Method of Infection -

J2ME/Hoaxer.A is a class file and is required to be called from within a larger program.  It can not be installed by itself.

Removal -

Removal -

-

Variants

Variants -

    N/A