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Trojan:Android/FakeToken

Classification

Category:

Malware

Platform:

Android

Type:

Trojan

Aliases:

  • Trojan:Android/FakeToken
  • Trojan:Android/FakeToken.A

Summary

Trojan:Android/FakeToken steals SMS messages containing mTAN numbers generated by banks to validate online transactions.

Removal

Technical Details

FakeToken.A pretends to be a mobile token generator, but actually intercepts and steals SMS messages containingM obile Transaction Authentication Numbers (mTANs), which are automatically generated by a bank and sent to a user's mobile device to validate an online transaction.

On execution, FakeToken intercepts SMS messages containing mTANs and forwards them to a remote location or to a user. Details of where the SMS messages are sent are stored in an XML configuration file. In addition, the malware may also forward details of the compromised device to a remote location.

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