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The most sophisticated Android Trojan

06

Jun

2013

Recently, an Android application came to us for analysis. At a glance, we knew this one was special. All strings in the DEX file were encrypted, and the code was obfuscated.The file turned out to be a multi-functional Trojan, capable of the following: sending SMS to premium-rate numbers; downloading other malware programs, installing them on […]

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May 2013 virus activity review from Doctor Web

03

Jun

2013

In early May, a dangerous Trojan was discovered that can replace pages loaded in the browser. Another malicious program, also added to the virus database in May, attacked users on Facebook, Google Plus and Twitter. At the end of the month, Doctor Web analysts hijacked another command-and-control (C&C) server of the botnet Rmnet and discovered […]

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New Trojan steals short messages

23

May

2013

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web is warning users about a new Trojan for Android that can intercept inbound short messages and forward them to criminals. Android.Pincer.2.origin poses a serious threat because stolen messages can contain sensitive information such as mTAN codes which are used to confirm online banking transactions. The Trojan, discovered by Doctor Web’s […]

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