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DroidKungFu Utilizes an Update Attack

25

Oct

2011

We did a quick post yesterday about a DroidKungfu sample that appeared to use a novel infection vector. Now, as promised, more technical details. The application we’ve been analyzing is called com.ps.keepaccount, and a quick check into its content reveals a couple of findings. The original application (SHA-1: 5e2fb0bef9048f56e461c746b6a644762f0b0b54) does not show any trace of […]

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Android SpyEye Spitmo Discovered

13

Sep

2011

It was going to happen sooner or later… Trusteer reports that an Android variant of Spitmo (SpyEye for mobile) has been discovered. The methodology sounds familiar for those familiar with ZeuS Mitmo and SpyEye Spitmo: infected computers inject a message into targeted netbanks prompting their customers to install software on their phones. Once Spitmo is […]

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Mobile malware to steal photos from your phone

16

Aug

2011

A good deal of this year’s mobile malware was developed in China. And Chinese mobile malware tends to include stuff such as backdoors, password stealers and spy tools. Knowing that Chinese malware likes to spy, we’ve been keeping an eye out for various functions, such as photo scraping. Stealing photos from a phone could be […]

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