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ANDROIDOS_GONESIXTY.A

October 09, 2012
 Analysis by: Christopher Daniel So
 THREAT SUBTYPE:

Information Stealer

 PLATFORM:

Android OS

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

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

It steals certain information from the system and/or the user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

Varies

File Type:

DEX

Initial Samples Received Date:

30 Sep 2011

Payload:

Steals information

Arrival Details

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

Information Theft

This Trojan steals the following information:

  • Call Logs
    • Number - number of the called or calling party
    • Type - type of call (incoming, outgoing, missed)
    • Date - date and time the call was made
    • Duration - duration of the call
  • Contact information
    • Name - name of the contact
    • Numbers - phone numbers of the contact
  • SMS Messages
    • Address - the number of the sender of the message
    • Date - the date and time the message was sent
    • Body - the text containing the actual message
  • Visited URLs

Stolen Information

This Trojan sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}s.com/upload.php

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.200

TMMS Pattern File:

1.143.00

TMMS Pattern Date:

03 Oct 2011

Step 1

Trend Micro Mobile Security Solution

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Step 2

Remove unwanted apps on your Android mobile device

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