According to Russian portal Compulenta in China infections revealed communication devices mobile operating system for mobile devices (phones, PC-tablets, PDAs, smartphones) Android, based on Linux program for a new malicious program (malware), called "Geinimi" .
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| hides Geimini - Android applications ( GoodeReader.com ) |
This Trojan hidden within applications ( programs and games) Android, which spread through other web-sites. Some of these programs have already been charged over a thousand times. According
Lookup , Android security company, the Trojan was described as "the most dangerous malware Android revealed until now."
By accessing the mobile communication device, Geinimi collects user data and sends them to a remote server. Also sent infected device data, particularly data from the SIM card- and IMEI number (International Mobile Equipment Identity). As such, Geinimi can link up to ten domain names.
company specialists Lookout Mobile Security, which studied the behavior of this Trojan, stressed: this is the first virus for Android with functional Android botnets. The
program can receive the command from a remote server, for example, to load or uninstall programs. As you know, to make these types of operations is essential to obtain the permission of the infected device, however cybercriminals can always take advantage of the carelessness of users. This is a serious warning to other users of Android. Lookup specialists recommend that you download applications only authorized stores or reliable as Android Market.
It is possible that with the aid of Geinimi, cybercriminals will experience new ways to trick users of smartphones and capture control of mobile devices.
In itself, this program is the first Trojan found for Android, because Kaspersky Labs warned last year about a Trojan that spreads via SMS .
* * * Translated, adapted and published by Mauritz .
Sources: Soft.compulenta.ru, PC World
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