GingerMaster

GingerMaster is malware that affects Android operating system version 2.3. It was first detected in August 2011.^[1]

History

GingerMaster is Android malware that contains a root exploit packaged within an infected app.^[2][3] GingerMaster's Root exploit is the "KillingInTheNameOfGingerBreakzegRush"^[4]

Process

GingerMaster acts to be a normal application on the users phone, and once the application is launched on an Android device, it acquires root privileges through GingerBreak on the device and then accesses sensitive data.^[5][4] Once GingerMaster has root access it will try to install a root shell for future malicious use.^[4]

Function

GingerMaster steals data such as:

• SIM card number
• Phone number
• IMEI number
• IMSI number
• Screen resolution
• Native time

See also

• Brain Test
• Dendroid (Malware)
• Computer virus
• File binder
• Individual mobility
• Malware
• Trojan horse (computing)
• Worm (computing)
• Mobile operating system

References

1. "First Android Malware Utilizing a Root Exploit on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)". Retrieved 2011-08-18.
2. "First malware using Android Gingerbreak root exploit". 22 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
3. "Latest Android Malware Infects Gingerbread via Jailbreak Exploit". Retrieved 2011-08-23.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. Lee, Hwan-Taek; Kim, Dongjin; Park, Minkyu; Cho, Seong-je (2014-12-10). "Protecting data on android platform against privilege escalation attack". International Journal of Computer Mathematics. 93 (2): 401–414. doi:10.1080/00207160.2014.986113. ISSN 0020-7160. S2CID 39113435.
5. "Beware the Android Gingermaster". Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2011-08-23.