| Filename | Most Sophisticated Android malware ever detected |
| Permission | rw-r--r-- |
| Author | Unknown |
| Date and Time | 6/08/2013 |
| Label | Cyber News |
| Action |
Ethical Hacking Institute in Pune
./Arizona Team
A new piece of sophisticated Android malware has been discovered by security researchers at Kaspersky Labs. Dubbed as Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a, it is the most sophisticated piece of Android malware ever seen.
It exploits multiple vulnerabilities, blocks uninstall attempts, attempts to gain root access, and can execute a host of remote commands. It include complex obfuscation techniques that complicated analysis of the code, and the use of a previously unknown vulnerability in Android that allowed it to take control of and maintain a foothold on infected Android devices.
There are two previously unknown Android vulnerabilities exploited by Obad. It can gain administrator privileges, making it virtually impossible for a user to delete it off a device.
The researchers at Kaspersky Labs say that the Trojan has fortunately not spread a lot and have also notified Google of the above vulnerabilities on their OS, which have been exploited by the Trojan.
Android’s rapid gains in the mobile space have raised concerns that the mobile OS will become a target, as Microsoft’s Windows was in the PC space.
www.arizonainfotech.com
CEH CHFI ECSA ENSA CCNA CCNA SECURITY MCITP RHCE CLOUD ANDROID IPHONE NETWORKING HARDWARE TRAINING INSTITUTE IN PUNE
./Arizona Team
A new piece of sophisticated Android malware has been discovered by security researchers at Kaspersky Labs. Dubbed as Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a, it is the most sophisticated piece of Android malware ever seen.
It exploits multiple vulnerabilities, blocks uninstall attempts, attempts to gain root access, and can execute a host of remote commands. It include complex obfuscation techniques that complicated analysis of the code, and the use of a previously unknown vulnerability in Android that allowed it to take control of and maintain a foothold on infected Android devices.
There are two previously unknown Android vulnerabilities exploited by Obad. It can gain administrator privileges, making it virtually impossible for a user to delete it off a device.
The researchers at Kaspersky Labs say that the Trojan has fortunately not spread a lot and have also notified Google of the above vulnerabilities on their OS, which have been exploited by the Trojan.
Android’s rapid gains in the mobile space have raised concerns that the mobile OS will become a target, as Microsoft’s Windows was in the PC space.
www.arizonainfotech.com
CEH CHFI ECSA ENSA CCNA CCNA SECURITY MCITP RHCE CLOUD ANDROID IPHONE NETWORKING HARDWARE TRAINING INSTITUTE IN PUNE