New Malware Exploits Android Glitch To Block Removal
ID: 986da59b-8749-5bb8-9bae-4b21162b32e6
STIX ID: report--986da59b-8749-5bb8-9bae-4b21162b32e6
Feed Name: Security Ledger
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**Executive Summary:** Obad (Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a) is a sophisticated Android SMS Trojan that exploits previously unknown Android vulnerabilities—including manipulation of AndroidManifest.xml and a Device Administrator privilege bypass—to persist on devices, prevent removal, send premium SMS messages for fraud, exfiltrate device identifiers to attacker-controlled C2 servers, and receive modular updates and remote commands.
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