IOS_INSTASTEALER.A

March 29, 2016

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 Analysis by: Ju Zhu

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 THREAT SUBTYPE:

Information Stealer

 PLATFORM:

iOS

 OVERALL RISK RATING:

 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:

 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:

 REPORTED INFECTION:

 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

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  Threat Type: Trojan
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  Destructiveness: No
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  Encrypted:
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  In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This is the detection for the malicious app dubbed as "InstaCare" that steals user's Instagram account information.

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

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

8,862,954 bytes

File Type:

Other

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

25 Mar 2016

Payload:

Steals information

Mobile Malware Routine

This Trojan also steals the following information from the affected device:

• iOS

NOTES:

This malware gets the user's Instagram's user name and password and leak to server.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

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