Trojan:Android/Kmin
Summary
Trojan:Android/Kmin variants display a message as a decoy, while silently performing multiple malicious routines, including sending SMS messages to a premium-rate number and downloading and installing an additional application onto the device.
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Technical Details
Upon execution, variants in the Kmin trojan family display a message asking the user for a permission to proceed with a specified action; the A variant asks whether the user wishes to install a paid app and subscribe to a service, while the B and C variants only enquire whether the user would like to install a paid application.
Regardless of whether the user accepts or declines, the app will proceed with the following actions:
- Sending the Internation Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number and phone number to a remote server
- Sending SMS messages to a premium-rate number
- Downloading and installing another application
- Running services in the background
Variants
- Trojan:Android/Kmin.A
- Trojan:Android/Kmin.B
- Trojan:Android/Kmin.C
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