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Obad.a Trojan now being distributed via mobile botnets

05

Sep

2013

In late May we reported on the details of Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a, the most sophisticated mobile Trojan to date. At the time we had almost no information about how this piece of malware gets onto mobile devices. We have since been examining how the Trojan is distributed and discovered that the malware owners have developed a technique […]

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Mobile Malware Plays Hide and Seek

26

Jun

2013

Android/Obad.A is mobile malware that has been described as very complex. Truly it is one of the most complex we’ve seen because it: Uses Bluetooth to infect other Android devices Accepts commands from the attacker Hides from the Device Administration list This is a good collection of malicious activities for a modern piece of malware. […]

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Citadel’s Defenses Breached

06

Jun

2013

On June 5, Microsoft announced that they had worked together with members of the financial services industry and the FBI to disrupt the operations of a banking Trojan horse program called Citadel. The takedown operation resulted in over 1,000 Citadel botnets being taken offline.Citadel is a banking Trojan that has been in existence since 2011. […]

Category General Written by Symantec Security Response Blog 0 Comments

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