Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Trojan Virus Gemini Has been Discovered in Android




 The Android platform, which has seen rapid increase in malware attacks in the last year, has been once again targeted by a new Android malware dubbed “Gemini”. Mobile Security research firm Lookout discovered the Gemini trojan security risk through user postage in a forum and the security firm has said that it is the most decorated Android malware it has seen till date.
                       With every release of software and all there is always chance of virus so called being developed and same thing happened here as there has been developed A new Trojan affecting Android devices which was recently emerged in China.Naming which is known as “Geinimi”. This was infant discovered by a Mobile Security Company out there and this virus is automatically attached with some legitimate apps such as Monkey Jump 2, Sex Positions, President vs. Aliens, City Defense and Baseball Superstars 2010.
This works When a host application containing Geinimi is launched on a user’s phone and of course that is in Android powered phone this Trojan runs in the background and collects significant information that can compromise a user’s privacy on your device and These specific information like location coordinates and unique identifiers for the device (IMEI) and SIM card (IMSI). which is all that a hacker needs so this is completed almost of five minute intervals and once it connects this Geinimi attempts to connect to a remote server using one of ten embedded domain names in its codes.


In order to get infected, you would have to install an sideload app from a 3rd party or Chinese Market, meaning the trojan doesn’t come to your phone by way of the official Android Market. Thus this isn’t a giant threat.Here are some of thesubset of the domain names like www.widifu.com,www.udaore.com,www.frijd.com,www.islpast.com and www.piajesj.com. 
If it connects, Geinimi transmits collected device information to the remote server which can be very harmful so be careful if you are going on for Android!!.


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Name :      Suspicious:W32/Malware!Gemini
Category:    Malware
Type:      Suspicious
Platform:     W32

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