Security News > 2021 > November > Rooting Malware Is Back for Mobile. Here’s What to Look Out For.
Over the last several years, as the Android ecosystem matured, widely-distributed malware with rooting capabilities has become rare.
By definition, rooting malware is extremely dangerous because it can gain privileged access to the Android operating system.
Recently, the Lookout Threat Lab uncovered the first widespread rooting malware campaign in five years.
Dubbed AbstractEmu due to its use of code extraction and anti-emulation checks to avoid detection, the malware was found on Google Play and other prominent third-party app stores such as Amazon Appstore and the Samsung Galaxy Store.
Here are things you should look for to ensure you don't fall victim to rooting malware.
Lookout researchers found a total of 19 apps related to the malware, seven of which contained rooting functionalities.