Beware of virus that infects Android phones

Mobile phones using Google’s Android operating system beware because a Trojan which surfaced in China today is moving freely to steal data from infected Android smartphones.

As per report of the sources, it is Geinimi,a highly sophisticated Trojan that has made Android phones it’s victim in China. This Trojan is capable of sending location information, device identity and even stored contacts to an unknown server.

Moreover, this mobile malware poses as a gaming applications is also capable of receiving commands from remote servers controlled by hackers, this botnet-style functionality together with the use of code obfuscation techniques leads mobile security firm Lookout to describe the malware as the most sophisticated to appear on Android devices to date.

Sources have reported that the Trojan, which affected an unknown number of users, appeared on Russian-language sites offering pornographic video clips.

Till now the motive of creation of the virus has not been clear but seems like an attempt of creation of Android botnet.

But the company said the only users likely to be affected are those downloading Android apps from China.

The infected apps included repackaged versions sold in China of Monkey Jump 2, Sex Positions, President vs. Aliens, City Defense and Baseball Superstars 2010.

The company in a statement said that the original versions available in the official Google Android Market have not been affected.

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