Hackers have placed viruses in video games for Windows Mobile smartphones, automatically calling premium numbers to ring up charges.
The infected games, 3D Anti-Terrorist and PDA Poker Art, are embedded with malicious code that dials premium-rate services in Somalia, Italy and other countries, racking up hundreds of dollars in charges. Victims typically don't know they've been hit until they get their wireless bills and see the surprise fees.
Microsoft investigated the problem and advised users to visit their site for instructions on how to protect their device.
A quote said by spokesman "We encourage customers to follow all of the steps of the 'Protect Your Computer' guidance of enabling a firewall, applying all software updates and installing anti-virus and anti-spyware software".
Hackers have increasingly focused on smartphones amid the surging sales of high-end devices. Earlier this month, security firm Symantec, best known for its Norton antivirus software for personal computers, announced a new family of products to protect smartphones.
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