ANDROIDOS_AGENTBLK.250

October 09, 2012
 Analysis by: Sabrina Lei Sioting
 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

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet

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:

580,738 bytes

File Type:

APK

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

21 Mar 2012

Payload:

Compromises system security, Downloads files

Arrival Details

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

It may be manually installed by a user.

Other Details

This adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://www.{BLOCKED}and.com

NOTES:

This is Trend Micro's detection for Android applications bundled with malicious code.

It waits for the following backdoor commands from the server:

  • /activate
  • /bookmarks
  • /commandstatus
  • /homepage
  • /info
  • /notifications
  • /optout
  • /shorcuts
  • /terminate
  • /unexpectedexception

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:

1.205.00

TMMS Pattern Date:

21 Mar 2012

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

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