ANDROIDOS_NICKISPY.A

August 03, 2011
 Analysis by: Karl Dominguez
 THREAT SUBTYPE:

Information Stealer

 PLATFORM:

Android OS

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

  • Threat Type: Spyware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Android malware is said to record actual phone conversations.

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

This Android malware automatically executes upon boot-up and runs certain services that monitor SMS, calls, and location.

When executed, it does several routines such as gathering the GPS location, recording calls made in the infected phone, and stealing messages in the inbox and outbox.

It sends the information it gathers to a remote site using port 2018. It also sends the IMEI of the infected device via SMS to a certain number.

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

30,554 bytes

File Type:

DEX

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

28 Jul 2011

Arrival Details

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

NOTES:
This malware automatically executes upon boot-up and runs the following services that monitor SMS, calls, and location:

  • XM_CallListener
  • MainService
  • XM_CallRecordService
  • SocketService
  • XM_SmsListener
  • GpsService
  • RecordService
It performs the following routines:
  • Gathers the GPS location
  • Steals messages in the inbox and outbox of the affected phone
  • Records calls made in the affected phone
Records of calls are saved in the following directory in .AMR format:
  • /sdcard/shangzhou/callrecord/
The file name of the .AMR files are as follows:
  • YYYYMMDDHHMMss
It sends the information it gathers to the following remote site using port 2018:
  • {BLOCKED}n.{BLOCKED}o.com
It sends the IMEI of the infected device via SMS to the following number:
  • {BLOCKED}68161

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

8.900

TMMS Pattern File:

1.121.00

TMMS Pattern Date:

01 Aug 2011

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