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BEIJING and DALLAS, September 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NQ Mobile™ (NYSE: NQ), a leading global provider of mobile Internet services, announced that its security center has captured and eradicated two new malware strain variants, protecting consumers from possible privacy violations and fraudulent bill charges. The infections a.privacy.SmsManager.a ("Privacy Leaker") and a.payment.Sexyapp.a ("SMS Fraudster") were discovered in the China market and were quarantined prior to inflicting widespread damage.
Dubbed "Privacy Leaker" for its ability to surreptitiously upload users' personal information to the network, a.privacy.SmsManager.a is a newly discovered virus variant that would download onto consumers' devices in the background and be triggered via SMS. Once active, the virus could listen to and intercept incoming SMS as well as collect and upload sensitive phone information to the web server.
"SMS Fraudster," a.payment.Sexyapp.a, is a new virus variant discovered on the Google Play Store in China. After tempting users to install the malicious app, the malware would send premium-rate SMS messages, leading to unexpected charges on users' bills.
The new malware discoveries highlight the need for heightened awareness of the growing number of threats to mobile safety and privacy as well as the necessity for smartphone security safeguards. The company encourages all consumers to adhere to the following common-sense guidelines and to consider installing a trusted security application to ensure their devices remain free of infection.
NQ Mobile Security™ for Android is available for download at http://www.nq.com/mobilesecurity and on Google Play.
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NQ Mobile Inc. (NYSE: NQ) is a leading global provider of mobile Internet services. NQ Mobile is a mobile security pioneer with proven competency to acquire, engage, and monetize customers globally. NQ Mobile's portfolio includes mobile security and mobile games as well as advertising for the consumer market and consulting, mobile platforms and mobility services for the enterprise market. As of June 30, 2013, NQ Mobile maintained a large, global user base of 372 million registered user accounts and 122 million monthly active user accounts through its consumer mobile security business, 87 million registered user accounts and 16 million monthly active user accounts through its mobile games and advertising business and over 1,250 enterprise customers. NQ Mobile maintains dual headquarters in Dallas, Texas, USA and Beijing, China. For more information on NQ Mobile, please visit http://www.nq.com/.
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