Analysis by: Seven Shen
 PLATFORM:

Android OS

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Others

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This detection is a proof of concept (PoC) malware related to the Android vulnerability CVE-2015-3840.

To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this Others, refer to the Threat Diagram shown below.

This is the detection for a proof of concept (PoC) malware related to the Android vulnerability disclosure. As of this writing, there is no discovered malware for this vulnerability.

This is the Trend Micro detection for Android applications bundled with malicious code.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Mobile Malware Routine

This is the Trend Micro detection for Android applications bundled with malicious code.

NOTES:

This is the detection for a proof of concept (PoC) malware related to the Android vulnerability disclosure. As of this writing, there is no discovered malware for this vulnerability.

It exploits CVE-2015-3840, a flaw in the Android messaging app. Attackers who successfully exploit the said vulnerability may perform a denial of service (DoS) on the Android messaging app.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.750

Trend Micro Mobile Security Solution

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