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ANDROIDOS_CRISIS.HBT

July 02, 2014
 Analysis by: Simon Huang
 THREAT SUBTYPE:

Information Stealer

 PLATFORM:

AndroidOS

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


This Trojan may be downloaded from app stores/third party app stores.

It searches for cookies related to the targeted social networking site, and uses the information stored in the said cookies to login to the user's account.

It steals email account information.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be downloaded from app stores/third party app stores.

Propagation

This Trojan searches for cookies related to the targeted social networking site and uses the information stored in the said cookies to login to the user's account.

Information Theft

This Trojan steals email account information.

Mobile Malware Routine

This Trojan receives commands from the following C&C server(s):

  • 50.63.180.***
  • 146.185.30.***
  • 204.188.221.***
  • 91.109.17.***
  • 106.186.17.***
  • 119.59.123.***
  • 95.141.46.***
  • 192.71.245.***
  • 106.187.99.***
  • 93.95.219.***
  • 106.187.96.***
  • 124.217.245.***
  • 23.92.30.***
  • 82.146.58.***
  • 93.95.219.***
  • 209.59.205.***

It acts as an SMS relay which receives SMS to be forwarded from a remote URL. As a result, affected users may be charged for sending SMS without their knowledge

It blocks the received SMS, not allowing the user to read the received message.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.700

Step 1

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as ANDROIDOS_CRISIS.HBT. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.

Step 2

Trend Micro Mobile Security Solution

Trend Micro Mobile Security Personal Edition protects Android smartphones and tablets from malicious and Trojanized applications. The App Scanner is free and detects malicious and Trojanized apps as they are downloaded, while SmartSurfing blocks malicious websites using your device's Android browser.

Download and install the Trend Micro Mobile Security App via Google Play.


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