ANDROIDOS_PLANKTON.P

January 28, 2012
 Analysis by: Erika Bianca Mendoza
 THREAT SUBTYPE:

Information Stealer

 PLATFORM:

Android OS

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

  • Threat Type: Adware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This adware connects to a certain URL in order to send information and receive commands. This may result in the phone's security being compromised.

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

This application is called Sexy Ladies-2, which is a puzzle game. Upon execution, it starts a service called Android SDK Provider.

This adware may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

4,727,853 bytes

File Type:

APK

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

26 Jan 2012

Payload:

Steals information

Arrival Details

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

It may be manually installed by a user.

NOTES:

The application is called Sexy Ladies-2, which is a puzzle game. Upon execution, it starts a service called Android SDK Provider.

It may connect to the following C&C server and send details regarding the infected device:

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}and.com/ProtocolGW/protocol/commands

The device details include the following:

  • Android version
  • Brand
  • Device
  • Device ID (IMEI)
  • Display metrics
  • Locale
  • Manufacturer
  • Model
  • SDK version

It waits for the following commands from the server:

  • /activate
  • /bookmarks
  • /homepage
  • /info
  • /notifications
  • /optout
  • /shortcuts
  • /terminate

It has the capability to do the following routines:

  • Get / set bookmarks
  • Get / set homepage of the browser
  • Get / set notification link, title, icon and text
  • Set / get shortcuts

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.200

TMMS Pattern File:

1.183.00

TMMS Pattern Date:

29 Jan 2012

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Step 2

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