From the Chinese press

Protect phone users from virus

A highly contagious virus in the form of a text message is eating away the cash deposits of mobile phones. Although police have warned cell phone users not to download the software in the message, telecom operators should cover the losses suffered by customers because they have been paid to guarantee protection services against such attacks, says a commentary in Guangming Daily. Excerpts:

Any mobile phone that receives the viral text message will automatically send it to all the contacts listed in its directory, spreading the virus at exponential speed. And if the phone user downloads the software in the message, the virus will eat into the deposits to pay for text messages in other phones. As a result, users will lose money without realizing it.