Hummingbad

HummingBad is Android malware, discovered by Check Point in February 2016.[1]

In July 2016, researchers from security firm Check Point Software said the malware installs more than 50,000 fraudulent apps each day, displays 20 million malicious advertisements, and generates more than $300,000 per month in revenue.[2][3] The research pointed out the Yingmob group, previously accused of being responsible for the Yispecter iOS malware, as responsible for the attack.[4]

Lookout claimed the HummingBad malware was also a part of the Shedun family, however, these claims were refuted.[5][6]

The most infected region was Asia which included China, India, Philippines, Indonesia and Turkey as the top countries.[7]

## See also

* Botnet
* Brain Test
* Computer virus
* Dendroid (Malware)
* File binder
* Individual mobility
* Malware
* Mobile operating system
* Trojan horse (computing)
* Worm (computing)
* Zombie (computer science)

## References

1. ↑ "HummingBad: A Persistent Mobile Chain Attack". checkpoint.com. 4 February 2016. http://blog.checkpoint.com/2016/02/04/hummingbad-a-persistent-mobile-chain-attack/. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
2. ↑ Dan Goodin - Jul 7, 2016 5:50 pm UTC (2016-07-07). "10 million Android phones infected by all-powerful auto-rooting apps". Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/07/virulent-auto-rooting-malware-takes-control-of-10-million-android-devices/. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
3. ↑ "From HummingBad to Worse: New In-Depth Details and Analysis of the HummingBad Android Malware Campaign". 2016-07-01. http://blog.checkpoint.com/2016/07/01/from-hummingbad-to-worse-new-in-depth-details-and-analysis-of-the-hummingbad-andriod-malware-campaign/.
4. ↑ "YiSpecter: First iOS Malware That Attacks Non-jailbroken Apple iOS Devices by Abusing Private APIs - Palo Alto Networks Blog" (in en-US). Palo Alto Networks Blog. 2015-10-04. http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2015/10/yispecter-first-ios-malware-attacks-non-jailbroken-ios-devices-by-abusing-private-apis/.
5. ↑ "Another month, another new rooting malware family for Android". elevenpaths.com. http://blog.elevenpaths.com/2016/07/another-month-another-new-rooting.html. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
6. ↑ "DIY Attribution, Classification, and In-depth Analysis of Mobile Malware". checkpoint.com. 11 July 2016. http://blog.checkpoint.com/2016/07/11/diy-attribution-classification-depth-analysis-mobile-malware/. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
7. ↑ Goodin, Dan (7 July 2016). "10 million Android phones infected by all-powerful auto-rooting apps" (in en-us). https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/07/virulent-auto-rooting-malware-takes-control-of-10-million-android-devices/.

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