Trojan can take over Android phones2010-12-30 11:51 by DanielaTags: Android, trojan, Geinimi
A new and very sophisticated Trojan is hitting Android devices in China and endangering users worldwide. Dubbed 'Geinimi', it can harvest large amounts of personal data on a user's phone and send it to remote servers, says Lookout Mobile Security, describing it as 'the most sophisticated Android malware we’ve seen to date'. It's also the first Android malware in the wild to display botnet-like capabilities, handing over control of the phone to a remote server. Geinimi is turning up in repackaged versions of legitimate applications, mainly games, from third-party Chinese Android app markets. These include Monkey Jump 2, Sex Positions, President vs. Aliens, City Defense and Baseball Superstars 2010. Lookout says it hasn't seen any applications compromised by Geinimi in the official Google Android Market. Read more -here-
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