{"id":10898,"date":"2017-12-19T11:10:11","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T19:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/12\/19\/news-4670\/"},"modified":"2017-12-19T11:10:11","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T19:10:11","slug":"news-4670","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/12\/19\/news-4670\/","title":{"rendered":"Lo lo lo Loapi Trojan could break your Android"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 18:43:17 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kaspersky\u00a0has found what they deem as a jack of all trades<\/a> malicious app they call Trojan.AndroidOS.Loapi. Like the\u00a0Trojan AsiaHitGroup<\/a> we discovered last month on Google Play, this malware can do all the things\u2014it’s a downloader, dropper, SMS Trojan, and can push ads all from the same malicious app. If left to its own devices, it could overheat the phone by taxing the processor, make the battery bulge, and essentially leave your Android for dead<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It seems creating Swiss army knife malware\u2014lumping several uniquely malicious features into one catch-all malicious app\u2014is becoming a trend. At least this time, the Loapi Trojan didn’t make it onto Google Play.<\/p>\n

Loapi capabilities<\/h3>\n

For the purpose of hiding itself, Loapi poses (mostly) as a fake antivirus or, on the other end of the spectrum, adult content apps. It then asks for device administrator permissions to lock the screen of the mobile device, among other things. Furthermore, it takes the damage to another level by attempting to trick the user into thinking genuine anti-malware scanners are the real threat, and prompts to uninstall them if found. If that weren’t enough, it comes with a host of other features, including:<\/p>\n