On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:16:20 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>>> Can you send SMS from a computer?
>>  Yes.
>
> 1. How on earth do you do that?

There are a few free web-based services, but for commercial/bulk use you  
would typically use a paid service.


> 2. Does any known malware actually exploit this fact?

Given that sending an SMS from your computer requires the cooperation of a  
service provider, exploitation is somewhat impractical. Also, since even  
those providers who offer a free service suffer an actual monetary cost  
for each SMS transmitted, they have a powerful incentive to prevent abuse  
of their service.



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FE

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