Trojan:Android/QdPlugin.A

Classification

QdPlugin.A

Summary

QdPlugin.A sends out device information to remote servers, and receives commands from the servers, which may instruct it to carry out certain activities.

Removal

You can set the F-Secure app to scan your device for viruses and other threats automatically. Once the app has completed its scan of the files on your device, you may assess any detected file or files and opt to remove it.

A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:

Check for the latest database updates
First, check if your F-Secure security program is using the latest updates, then try scanning the file again.
Submit a sample
After checking, if you still believe the file is incorrectly detected, you can submit a sample of it for re-analysis.
Note: If the file was moved to quarantine, you need to collect the file from quarantine before you can submit it.
Exclude a file from further scanning
If you are certain that the file is safe and want to continue using it, you can exclude it from further scanning by the F-Secure security product.
Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings.

Technical Details

QdPlugin.A is repackaged into another legitimate application before being distributed to potential victims. Once installed and activated on a device, the malware will send out device information such as IMEI number and IMSI number to remote servers.

It also receives commands from the servers, which may instruct it to carry out actions such as installing and removing packages. The command and control servers' URLs are stored and encoded with a symple byte shift algorithm within the embedded malicious APK.