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Trojan:Android/Cynos.A

First posted on 21 May 2014.
Source: F-Secure

Aliases :

Trojan:Android/Cynos.A is also known as Trojan:Android/Cynos Cynos.

Explanation :

Trojan:Android/Cynos.A is distributed in repackaged versions of adult content apps and silently harvests and forwards sensitive details from the device.

Technical Details
Trojan:Android/Cynos is a component embedded in repackaged versions of various adult content applications that silently collects information from the device, such as its International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number and International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) number. It also has the capacity to collect phone numbers. These details are forwarded to a remote server.

The name Cynos is a reference to the name of the SDK, 'cynosSDK'.

Last update 21 May 2014

 

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