An Android malware is to pay $ 300,000 per month – Pplware

Security in the universe of mobile devices is a sensitive issue and is constantly being brought to the fore. The most affected system is without any doubt the Android, but increasingly there are cases of infections of other systems.

If the majority of cases of malware is dedicated to steal user data, then use the in various scams, there are others that are put to work for the attackers. The Hummingbad is currently generating some 300 thousand dollars a month to its creators … in a very simple way.

The Hummingbad was discovered in last February and is estimated to be present in about 10 million Android devices.

researchers from Check Point that discovered associate in the Yingmob, a Chinese company advertising and data analysis. After the infected devices, Hummingbad spends time generating profits for their mother house, opening advertising, showing pop-ups and installing applications so that this money income. Currently it is speculated that can generate $ 300,000 a month just with this behavior.

How operates the Hummingbad malware

The attack vector and infection is also it simple. The Hummingbad comes through downloads of infected applications or through adult content sites. Once the smartphone seeks to gain root permissions using a rootkit. If you can have full access to the phone and can start their work.

But in case of failure, the Hummingbad looking for a second chance and emerges as a false Android update to also thereby gain access the full smartphone.

The Yingmob the tentacles

in addition to the Hummingbad, it is estimated that Yingmob has on its control 85 million mobile devices, ready to be placed to generate profit for the company. Of course access and control of these devices can be worth a lot more money if the company decides to sell access to these and also to user data.

Despite the attack is global, the Hummingbad has been to be detected more persistent in some countries in Asia such as China and India, 1.6 million and 1.3 million infected users, respectively.

who thought that this control Yingmob exclusively dedicated to Android, was wrong. There are cases of infected iPhones, but using the Yispecter, a malware iOS.

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