ANDROIDOS_ROOTNIKK.HRX

August 26, 2015

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 THREAT SUBTYPE:

Information Stealer, Rooting Tool

 PLATFORM:

Android OS

 OVERALL RISK RATING:

 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:

 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:

 REPORTED INFECTION:

 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

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  Threat Type: Trojan
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  Destructiveness: Yes
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  Encrypted:
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  In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Trojan also has rootkit capabilities, which enables it to hide its processes and files from the user.

It steals email account information.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

2,510,735 bytes

File Type:

APK

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

30 Apr 2015

Rootkit Capabilities

This Trojan also has rootkit capabilities, which enables it to hide its processes and files from the user.

Information Theft

This Trojan steals email account information.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.750

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