Newly discovered Android malware dubbed Kemogeis capable of flooding infected devices with unwanted advertisements. The malware is seeded in what looks like legitimate apps that are being offered on third-party app stores, with users being tricked into installing the Kemoge-containing apps through advertisements.
[su_note note_color=”#ffffcc” text_color=”#00000″]Tim Erlin, Director of Security and Product Management at Tripwire :
“Android’s support for third party app stores is a double-edged sword. Users gain the benefits of a broad eco-system of app providers, but the cost can be very high when they download an infected app.
Kemoge is unusual in that so far its objective seems to be actually serving ads, rather than some other nefarious purpose. It does collect device information, such as the IMEI, which may have value for other fraudulent use. We may see the results of this malware’s infection rate further down the road.”[/su_note][su_box title=”About Tripwire” style=”noise” box_color=”#336588″]
The opinions expressed in this post belongs to the individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Information Security Buzz.