Dendroid is malware that affects Android OS and targets the mobile platform.[1]
It was first discovered in early of 2014 by Symantec and appeared in the underground for sale for $300.[2] Certain features were noted as being used in Dendroid, such as the ability to hide from emulators at the time.[3] When first discovered in 2014 it was one of the most sophisticated Android remote administration tools known at that time.[4] It was one of the first Trojan applications to get past Google's Bouncer and caused researchers to warn about it being easier to create Android malware due to it.[5] It also seems to have followed in the footsteps of Zeus and SpyEye by having simple-to-use command and control panels.[6] The code appeared to be leaked somewhere around 2014.[7] It was noted that an apk binder was included in the leak, which provided a simple way to bind Dendroid to legitimate applications.
It is capable of:
- Deleting call logs
- Opening web pages
- Dialing any number
- Recording calls
- SMS intercepting
- Uploading images and video
- Opening an application
- Performing denial-of-service attacks
- Changing the command and control server[8]
See also
- Botnet
- Mirai
- Shedun
- Zombie (computer science)
- Kill system
References
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