One BackDoor, multiple passages (Part 5)

Ever heard of the words 'root' or 'rooting' used on Android Smartphones? What does it exactly mean? Do roots literally come out of our smartphones or what?!

Today we'll be discussing about rooting and an Android BackDoor that can perform such a feat on our smartphones.

One BackDoor, multiple passages (Part 4)

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One BackDoor, multiple passages (Part 3)

In our third installment of BackDoor trojan topic, we will check out a variant that dumps additional apps that are quite possibly malicious, unwanted and annoying.

One BackDoor, multiple passages (Part 2)

Here is Part 2 of our Android.BackDoor journey. Let's get started~!

Today we'll be tackling another Android.BackDoor variant that reportedly uses two other malicious components to stay inside the infected device even if the user uninstalls it already, keeping the device infected.

One BackDoor, multiple passages (Part 1)

You're probably wondering why this article has a (Part1) at the end of it, huh? It's because this topic, Android.BackDoor, will be a 7 part special. Android.BackDoor can be very tricky as it has the ability to open up backdoor capabilities on an infected device which can enable the malware to do a wide variety of malicious actions including installing other malware.

I spy with my little eye.. another Dropper

In my previous article we talked about Dropper Trojans, aka malware that drop(download and or install) other malware onto devices. After researching Android.Toorch.1.origin and Adware.Avazu.1.origin, I found a whole treasure trove of Droppers plus other malwares and here's one of 'em.

Drop it like it's hot

In my previous article, I wrote that Android.Toorch.1.origin can be dropped by another malware(possibly an Adware) onto the infected device. And that Android.Toorch.1.origin may also contain Adware.Avazu.1.origin. 

Today, i'll be telling you guys about Adware.Avazu.1.origin as well as give you guys info about other Dropper Trojans, malwares/adwares that can drop other malware. Let's get started!