Koler Android ransomware spreading in US as SMS worm, warns AdaptiveMobile

It looks like this one is rearing its ugly head again.
See also:
Android "police warning" ransomware - how to avoid it, and what to do if you get caught
Oh aye, a mobe grumble-flick player? No – it's a 'droid ransomware nasty
Android "FBI Lock" malware - how to avoid paying the ransom
A peek into Police Locker's distribution infrastructure
 
 

Android has a new worm

By John E. Dunn | Techworld | Published: 17:14, 21 October 2014
 
The Koler Android ransom Trojan is spreading in the US after turning itself into an SMS worm, it has been reported. It's a tactic that could allow a rare piece of mobile malware to escape the nether-world of sideloaded apps from dodgy porn sites.
Discovered circulating in the US by mobile security firm AdaptiveMobile, the worm version of Koler infects its first victims from porn sites but after that sends a bit.ly URL to the contacts it finds in the victim's person’s address book in the hope of spreading further.
“Someone made a profile named -Luca Pelliciari- and he uploaded some of your photos! is that  you?,” it asks as an lure to get people to click on the link.
 
Full Article