Android Malware "Obad" Called Most Sophisticated Yet

chicksdaddy writes "A new malicious program that runs on Android mobile devices exploits vulnerabilities in Google's mobile operating system to extend the application's permissions on the infected device, and to block attempts to remove the malicious application, The Security Ledger reports. The malware, dubbed Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a, is described as a 'multi function Trojan.' Like most profit-oriented mobile malware, Obad is primarily an SMS Trojan, which surreptitiously sends short message service (SMS) messages to premium numbers. However, it is capable of downloading additional modules and of spreading via Bluetooth connections. Writing on the Securelist blog, malware researcher Roman Unuchek called the newly discovered Trojan the 'most sophisticated' malicious program yet for Android phones. He cited the Trojan's advanced features, including complex code obfuscation techniques that complicated analysis of the code, and the use of a previously unknown vulnerability in Android that allows Obad to elevate its privileges on infected devices and block removal."

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The Doom Of Android

[SuperKendall]

It seems as though the app just asks for it and waits for the user to say yes.

Did I miss something or does this look like every other non-event Android malware

The frightening thing is that you actually believe this to be a non-event.

You sit in your high tower built atop the bones of those unfortunate enough not to understand if they should say yes or not. But hey the system lets you change wall paper really easily, so fuck the 100 million people or whatever that must perish so you can have full flexibility.

This kind of attitude is what will really kill Android, the thought that people who are too "stupid" to know when to say yes deserve what they get. Why will people stick around on a platform that continuously punishes them - by design?