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Even if you spend considerable time on the Internet, chances
are that you haven’t heard of the following (evolved) computer virus, attacks of
which can be fatal for your system (and in some cases mobile phones as well).
Smishing
Everyone knows SMS, and everyone knows Phishing;
here is something merged and made to attack unsuspecting mobile phone
users: Smishing (also known as SMS Phishing). When an SMS with a (suspicious)
link lands in the inbox of the mobile phone and the user clicks it to get
affected by the malware it has, Smishing is in action, effectively. David
Rayhawk came up with the term in a McAfee Avert Labs blog.
