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ANDROIDOS_DIYDOS.A

October 09, 2012
 Analysis by: Kathleen Notario
 ALIASES:

Android/DIYDoS.A (McAfee); Android.Hacktool.LoicDOS (Ikarus)

 THREAT SUBTYPE:

Hacking/Cracking Tool

 PLATFORM:

Android OS

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet


This Trojan displays the contents of a web-based tool used to perform a Denial of Service attack to a specific website.

This Trojan may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

101,248 bytes

File Type:

DEX

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

21 Feb 2012

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

It may be manually installed by a user.

NOTES:

It displays the contents of a web-based tool used to perform a Denial of Service attack to a specific website.

It connects to the following URL:

  • {BLOCKED}ehtml.com

However, during testing the app displays the following error message:

This App has been disabled

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.200

TMMS Pattern File:

1.191.00

TMMS Pattern Date:

21 Feb 2012

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Step 2

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