Author/ Zeljka Zorz HNS Managing Editor/ Posted on 18.07.2014
A new trojan that's after credit card details is targeting Android users, warn antivirus experts from Dr. Web. The malware is currently targeting Russian users, but it can easily be modified to target others.
It comes in the guise of Adobe Flash Player and, once installed and run, it immediately tries to gain administrator privileges on the device. It does so by persistently asking users to allow it, and doesn't stop popping up the message until they do.
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This one appears to be pretty nasty with requests for admin advantages every 0.1 seconds, it does not give the average user much choice especially when it is disguised as Flash Player.
July 18th, 2014, 15:37 GMT · By Ionut Ilascu
A fresh piece of malware targeting Android users has been identified, which, once launched, gives no choice but to award it administrator privileges.
Identified as Android.BankBot.21.origin by Doctor Web security company, the fresh strain is designed to steal credit card details when purchasing items from Google Play Store. It also comes with the ability to intercept and send short text messages.
The researchers have found out that the malicious app is distributed as Adobe Flash Player, which makes plenty of unsuspecting users susceptible to becoming its victims.
The interesting part reported by Doctor Web is the fact that the rogue app is very aggressive in its attempt to gain elevated privileges on the system.
Once launched, the prompt for admin advantages is displayed every 0.1 seconds, which means that the user has no other choice but to comply. This ensures a certain degree of resistance if the action to remove it from the device is taken.
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July 18th, 2014, 15:37 GMT · By Ionut Ilascu
A fresh piece of malware targeting Android users has been identified, which, once launched, gives no choice but to award it administrator privileges.
Identified as Android.BankBot.21.origin by Doctor Web security company, the fresh strain is designed to steal credit card details when purchasing items from Google Play Store. It also comes with the ability to intercept and send short text messages.
The researchers have found out that the malicious app is distributed as Adobe Flash Player, which makes plenty of unsuspecting users susceptible to becoming its victims.
The interesting part reported by Doctor Web is the fact that the rogue app is very aggressive in its attempt to gain elevated privileges on the system.
Once launched, the prompt for admin advantages is displayed every 0.1 seconds, which means that the user has no other choice but to comply. This ensures a certain degree of resistance if the action to remove it from the device is taken.
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