ANDROIDOS_ATTRCRASH.A

April 14, 2014

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 Analysis by: Veo Zhang

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 THREAT SUBTYPE:

Hacking/Cracking Tool

 PLATFORM:

Android OS

 OVERALL RISK RATING:

 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:

 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:

 REPORTED INFECTION:

 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

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  Threat Type: Hacking Tool
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  Destructiveness: Yes
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  Encrypted:
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  In the wild: Yes

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

4682141 bytes

File Type:

APK

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

21 Mar 2014

NOTES:

This malware leverages the Android system crash vulnerability affecting Google’s Bouncer™ infrastructure and affects mobile devices with Android OS versions 4.0 and above. This causes the infected device into dead rebooting loop.

Cybercriminals can hide the exploit by creating a time triggered event. When the exploit runs, the system server crashes. It also stops all functionality of the said device and the system will reboot.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

TMMS Pattern File:

1.699.00

TMMS Pattern Date:

20 Mar 2014

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NOTES:

1. Please scan unknown source app installation package with TMMS first.
2. If user devices are in dead rebooting loop, you can try to enter safe mode to remove the malware or use adb tool to uninstall it.

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