Security News > 2010 > December > New Geinimi Android Trojan Steals Data from Infected Mobile Applications
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/New-Geinimi-Android-Trojan-Steals-Data-from-Infected-Mobile-Applications-717465/ By Fahmida Y. Rashid eWEEK.com 2010-12-30 A sophisticated piece of Android malware that has botnet-like capabilities was discovered attached to a number of games on a third-party Android market. An advanced new Android Trojan has been found in the wild and it displays botnet-like capabilities, said Lookout Mobile Security on Dec. 29. Named Geinimi, it is "the most sophisticated Android malware" so far, but its impact is currently limited as the infected apps are available only on Chinese Android app markets, Lookout said in its warning. That.s not to say it couldn.t be packaged into other geographic regions, but that it hasn.t been done yet. "We have not seen any applications compromised by the Geinimi Trojan in the official Google Android Market," according to the Lookout blog. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/