Analysis by: Veo Zhang
 THREAT SUBTYPE:

Premium Service Abuser, Malicious Downloader

 PLATFORM:

Android OS

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

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Via app stores, Downloaded from the Internet

This Trojan may arrive using one or multiple arrival methods.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 53,892 bytes
File Type: APK
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 09 Jul 2012
Payload: Sends SMS to premium service, Downloads files

Arrival Details

This Trojan arrives via the following means:

  • cover itself as normal app to attract user installing it.

Propagation

This Trojan sends the following message(s):

35123922nu361190123711983.1/230377 to 1899
853313rn6543611hp37155909.1/230377 to 1151
861231754436112253763657.1/230377 to 5537

Download Routine

This Trojan connects to the following website(s) to download and execute a malicious file:

  • http://{BLOCKED}e.net/?u=www.{BLOCKED}4free.ru%2Fgames%2Fextreme_formula%2FExtreme_Formula_v1.1.4.apk%3Fdl

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.200
TMMS Pattern File: 1.271.00
TMMS Pattern Date: 26 Jul 2012

Step 1

Trend Micro Mobile Security Solution

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

Step 2

Remove unwanted apps on your Android mobile device

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