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Discovered:
- July 12, 2011
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Updated:
- July 12, 2011 3:35:47 PM
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Also Known As:
- ANDROIDOS_HIPPOSMS.A [Trend]
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Type:
- Trojan
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Infection Length:
- 170,769 bytes
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Systems Affected:
- Android
Android.Hippo is a Trojan horse that sends SMS messages to premium-rate phone numbers.
Credit to Dr. Jiang of NCSU.edu for finding this threat.
Antivirus Protection Dates
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Initial Rapid Release version July 12, 2011 revision 020
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Latest Rapid Release version February 19, 2013 revision 016
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Initial Daily Certified version July 12, 2011 revision 019
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Latest Daily Certified version December 11, 2011 revision 006
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Initial Weekly Certified release date July 13, 2011
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Easy
Damage
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Damage Level: Low
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Payload: Sends an SMS to a premium-rate number.
Writeup By: Andrea Lelli
