Analysis by: Daniel Jiang
 THREAT SUBTYPE:

Information Stealer, Premium Service Abuser

 PLATFORM:

Android OS

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

  • Threat Type: Adware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 13285349 bytes
File Compression: ZIP
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 04 Oct 2013

Adware Routine

This adware connects to the following URLs to download and display ads:

  • http://ads.{BLOCKED}p.com/in_game_api/ads/register_click
  • http://ads.{BLOCKED}p.com/in_game_api/v1/register_new_game_install
  • http://ads.{BLOCKED}p.com/in_game_api/ads/add_initial_packages
  • http://ads.{BLOCKED}p.com/in_game_api/ads/fetch_ad
  • http://ads.{BLOCKED}p.com/in_game_api/ads/register_impression

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.700

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