ANDROIDOS_FAKEMOBI.B

Trend Micro has flagged this malware as noteworthy due to the increased potential for damage, propagation, or both, that it possesses. Specifically, it disguises itself as a media player application that runs on mobile phones with the Android operating system. It also attempts to send out text messages to premium numbers, thus, affected users is charged according to the respective number's rate.

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

This Trojan may be manually installed by a user.

However, due to errors in its code, it fails to perform its intended routine. This is the Trend Micro detection for files that exhibit certain behaviors.

Arrival Details

This Trojan may be manually installed by a user.

Other Details

Based on analysis of the codes, it has the following capabilities:

• Attempts to send out the following text messages to the premium number 7132, which in turn charges affected users according to the respective number's rate:
  • 842397
  • 845784
  • 846996
  • 844858

However, due to errors in its code, it fails to perform its intended routine.

This is the Trend Micro detection for:

• Android malware that disguises itself as a Media Player Application