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ANDROIDOS_FAKEMOBI.D

October 15, 2010
 THREAT SUBTYPE:

Premium Service Abuser

 PLATFORM:

Android OS

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This malware has received attention from independent media sources and/or other security firms.

To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this Trojan, refer to the Threat Diagram shown below.

This Trojan may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

12,867 bytes

File Type:

Other

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

15 Oct 2010

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

Other Details

This Trojan does the following:

  • This is the Trend Micro detection for an Android malware that disguises itself as a Media Player application.
  • This malicious Dalvik Executable (.DEX) file is contained in an Android Package (.APK) file, which may be installed manually by a user.
  • The package bears the following icon:
  • While installing, it displays the following Russian message which translates to Please wait...

  • It attempts to send out the following text messages to premium numbers 7132 and 4161:
    844858
    845784
    846978
    846996
  • Once the messages are sent, affected users are charged according to the respective number's rate.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

TMMS Pattern File:

1.105.00

TMMS Pattern Date:

13 Jun 2011

Step 1

Trend Micro Mobile Security Solution

Trend Micro Mobile Security Personal Edition protects Android smartphones and tablets from malicious and Trojanized applications. The App Scanner is free and detects malicious and Trojanized apps as they are downloaded, while SmartSurfing blocks malicious websites using your device's Android browser.

Download and install the Trend Micro Mobile Security App via Google Play.

Step 2

Remove unwanted apps on your Android mobile device

[ Learn More ]

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