Malware authors once again take advantage of the popular video game 'Angry Birds' to infect the smartphone users. Sophos security researchers come across infected edition of Angry birds game which have been placed in unofficial Android app stores.
Sophos security solutions detect the Trojan horse as Andr/KongFu-L. At first glance, the app appears to be legitimate game, but it uses the GingerBreak exploit to gain root access to the device and installs the malwares.
Once the malware infects the device, the Cyber criminals are able to send compromised Android devices instructions to download further code or push URLs to be displayed in the smartphone's browser. From there, your device will become the slave in the botnet.
Security Tips:
Never download app from unofficial/unknown websites.
Sophos security solutions detect the Trojan horse as Andr/KongFu-L. At first glance, the app appears to be legitimate game, but it uses the GingerBreak exploit to gain root access to the device and installs the malwares.
Once the malware infects the device, the Cyber criminals are able to send compromised Android devices instructions to download further code or push URLs to be displayed in the smartphone's browser. From there, your device will become the slave in the botnet.
Security Tips:
Never download app from unofficial/unknown websites.
