Dendroid is malware that affects Android OS and targets the mobile platform. [1]
It was first discovered in early of 2014 by Symantec and appeared in the underground for sale for $300. [2] Certain features were noted as being used in Dendroid, such as the ability to hide from emulators at the time. [3] When first discovered in 2014 it was one of the most sophisticated Android remote administration tools known at that time. [4] It was one of the first Trojan applications to get past Google's Bouncer and caused researchers to warn about it being easier to create Android malware due to it. [5] It also seems to have followed in the footsteps of Zeus and SpyEye by having simple-to-use command and control panels. [6] The code appeared to be leaked somewhere around 2014. [7] It was noted that an apk binder was included in the leak, which provided a simple way to bind Dendroid to legitimate applications.
It is capable of:
Dendroid is malware that affects Android OS and targets the mobile platform. [1]
It was first discovered in early of 2014 by Symantec and appeared in the underground for sale for $300. [2] Certain features were noted as being used in Dendroid, such as the ability to hide from emulators at the time. [3] When first discovered in 2014 it was one of the most sophisticated Android remote administration tools known at that time. [4] It was one of the first Trojan applications to get past Google's Bouncer and caused researchers to warn about it being easier to create Android malware due to it. [5] It also seems to have followed in the footsteps of Zeus and SpyEye by having simple-to-use command and control panels. [6] The code appeared to be leaked somewhere around 2014. [7] It was noted that an apk binder was included in the leak, which provided a simple way to bind Dendroid to legitimate applications.
It is capable of: