GingerMaster is malware that affects Android operating system version 2.3. It was first detected in August 2011.[1]
History
editGingerMaster is Android malware that contains a root exploit packaged within an infected app.[2][3] GingerMaster's Root exploit is the "KillingInTheNameOfGingerBreakzegRush"[4]
Process
editGingerMaster acts to be a normal application on the users phone, and once the application is launched on an Android device, it acquires root privileges through GingerBreak on the device and then accesses sensitive data.[5][4] Once GingerMaster has root access it will try to install a root shell for future malicious use.[4]
Function
editGingerMaster steals data such as:
- SIM card number
- Phone number
- IMEI number
- IMSI number
- Screen resolution
- Native time
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "First Android Malware Utilizing a Root Exploit on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)". Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ "First malware using Android Gingerbreak root exploit". 22 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ "Latest Android Malware Infects Gingerbread via Jailbreak Exploit". Retrieved 2011-08-23.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Lee, Hwan-Taek; Kim, Dongjin; Park, Minkyu; Cho, Seong-je (2014-12-10). "Protecting data on android platform against privilege escalation attack". International Journal of Computer Mathematics. 93 (2): 401–414. doi:10.1080/00207160.2014.986113. ISSN 0020-7160. S2CID 39113435.
- ^ "Beware the Android Gingermaster". Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
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