New Opfake Android Malware Entices Users With Opera Mini Browser

snoopy · Jul 25, 2012

Tuesday, July 24, 2012
New OpFake Android Malware Entices Users With Opera Mini Browser

Android Opera There is a new variant of the OpFake mobile malware making the rounds, and this version comes bundled with a version of the legitimate Opera Mini mobile browser. The malware targets Android phones and steals money from victims by sending SMS messages without the user's knowledge to premium-rate numbers and also collects data about the device it infects.

There is a new variant of the OpFake mobile malware making the rounds, and this version comes bundled with a version of the legitimate Opera Mini mobile browser. The malware targets Android phones and steals money from victims by sending SMS messages without the user's knowledge to premium-rate numbers and also collects data about the device it infects.

Researchers at GFI Labs discovered the new variant of OpFake in recent days, and found that, unlike older versions of the malware that disguised itself as Opera Mini, this version actually downloads a copy of the mobile browser. The attackers have set up a fake Opera Mini Web site that encourages users to download the browser. Clicking on the link on the site begins the installation routine for the malware, downloading a package called "opera_mini_65.apk".

"During installation, two sets of “Permission to Install” pages are displayed to smartphone users: (1) The first set comes from the malware itself. As you can see, it asks for read and modify rights to all SMS and MMS messages, read rights to all contacts stored on the smartphone, and modify or delete rights to the SD card, among other things," Jovi Umawing of GFI Labs wrote in an analysis of the malware.
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Read more here: https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs ew-opfake-android-malware-entices-users-opera-mini-browser-072412

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