Peaches Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Malicious Android App Spies on User’s Location Smartphones are becoming cybercriminals’ favorite malware vector. Last week, TrendLabsSM reported the first ever Android Trojan (detected as TROJ_DROIDSMS.A) found in the wild. Though it failed to perform its intended routine, the attack showed that cybercriminals are always on the lookout for new means to distribute malware. Recently, Trend Micro threats analysts Edgardo Diaz and Alvin Jethro Bacani came across a possibly malicious Android app known as Tap Snake (detected as TSPY_DROISNAKE.A) that is circulating in the Android market. The said app has the ability to send a user’s GPS location via HTTP POST (gpsdatapoints.appspot.com/addpoint) the moment the user accepts the app’s end-user license agreement (EULA). More details plus screenshots - http://blog.trendmicro.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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