If you use an Android phone. Then you need to read this Symantec blog post. Mobile malware is now a commercial product available on the online underground economy and the development of mobile malware toolkits is one indication the evolution of mobile malware is steadily moving towards becoming a true criminal enterprise. An example of this is the so called AndroRAT APK Binder which is a tool now being sold on the online underground economy that easily allows an attacker with limited expertise to automate the process of infecting any legitimate Android application with the AndroRAT malware, thus Trojanizing the app. Symantec data shows only several hundred infections of AndroRAT worldwide at this time; however, the telemetry is reporting a recent rise in infection numbers, which Symantec expects to continue as both the availability and sophistication of tools such as AndroRAT APK Binder increase.
If that doesn’t make you nervous, it should. I would recommend reading the blog post and protecting yourself accordingly.
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Android Malware Toolkit On Underground Economy: Symantec
If you use an Android phone. Then you need to read this Symantec blog post. Mobile malware is now a commercial product available on the online underground economy and the development of mobile malware toolkits is one indication the evolution of mobile malware is steadily moving towards becoming a true criminal enterprise. An example of this is the so called AndroRAT APK Binder which is a tool now being sold on the online underground economy that easily allows an attacker with limited expertise to automate the process of infecting any legitimate Android application with the AndroRAT malware, thus Trojanizing the app. Symantec data shows only several hundred infections of AndroRAT worldwide at this time; however, the telemetry is reporting a recent rise in infection numbers, which Symantec expects to continue as both the availability and sophistication of tools such as AndroRAT APK Binder increase.
If that doesn’t make you nervous, it should. I would recommend reading the blog post and protecting yourself accordingly.
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