- Jul 22, 2014
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Security experts have discovered a brand new Android trojan that features a broad range of features that allow it to root Android devices, steal data from over 40 apps, and geo-track phone owners.
Named SpyDealer, the trojan only recently came to light, but researchers say they tracked activity surrounding this new threat going back to October 2015.
During their investigation, experts from Palo Alto Networks say they uncovered 1,046 distinct SpyDealer samples. Of all the samples they've discovered, experts say three versions are still deployed in the wild today: v1.9.1, v1.9.2, and v1.9.3.
SpyDealer is choke full of intrusive feature
The malware itself is quite potent, even if experts have described it as still under development. There are many features included, such as:
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SpyDealer can root one in four Adnroid devices
Most of these features are intrusive and require higher-level privileges. SpyDealer obtains administrator privileges by using a commercial rooting app named "Baidu Easy Root."
This app allows the SpyDealer malware to obtain root privileges on devices running Android versions 2.2 up to 4.4. This amounts to one in every four Android smartphones.
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Named SpyDealer, the trojan only recently came to light, but researchers say they tracked activity surrounding this new threat going back to October 2015.
During their investigation, experts from Palo Alto Networks say they uncovered 1,046 distinct SpyDealer samples. Of all the samples they've discovered, experts say three versions are still deployed in the wild today: v1.9.1, v1.9.2, and v1.9.3.
SpyDealer is choke full of intrusive feature
The malware itself is quite potent, even if experts have described it as still under development. There are many features included, such as:
.....
SpyDealer can root one in four Adnroid devices
Most of these features are intrusive and require higher-level privileges. SpyDealer obtains administrator privileges by using a commercial rooting app named "Baidu Easy Root."
This app allows the SpyDealer malware to obtain root privileges on devices running Android versions 2.2 up to 4.4. This amounts to one in every four Android smartphones.
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