Hackers Get Lazy, Build Trojan On Top of Android Rooting Utility (softpedia.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Instead of creating their own exploits, some lazy Chinese hackers took the Root Assistant Android rooting toolkit and remodeled it into a trojan, which they packed inside copies of legitimate apps (distributed via unofficial app stores). Until now, only seven apps were repackaged, and only 600 users infected. A weird thing: there's a XML file in the trojan that prevents it from infecting Chinese users.

Comments

Can we please stop calling them 'Trojans'?

[Anonymous Coward]

The term is Trojan Horse.

I'd like to be able to discuss security without thinking of condoms, thanks very much!