Researchers from NC State University and NetQin have positively identified an Android Malware variant that successfully utilises a Gingerbread (2.3) root exploit.
As assistant professor Xuxian Jiang notes, the stealth Gingermaster - repackaged into legitimate apps - is capable of evading a number of leading mobile anti-virus platforms.
"Within the repackaged apps, it registers a receiver so it will be notified when the system finishes booting. Insider the receiver, it silently launches a service in the background," explained Jiang.
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With all the recent news of Android Malware I was surprised yesterday when I saw a post here asking if Malware protection was necessary on Android devices, and many said no? It is very important in my opinion, and this is just another reason why!
As assistant professor Xuxian Jiang notes, the stealth Gingermaster - repackaged into legitimate apps - is capable of evading a number of leading mobile anti-virus platforms.
"Within the repackaged apps, it registers a receiver so it will be notified when the system finishes booting. Insider the receiver, it silently launches a service in the background," explained Jiang.
Read full article
With all the recent news of Android Malware I was surprised yesterday when I saw a post here asking if Malware protection was necessary on Android devices, and many said no? It is very important in my opinion, and this is just another reason why!
