Android Trojan Geinimi

Lookout Mobile Security blog reports the spreading of a new sophisticated trojan on Android devices. Geinimi, the Trojan has been injected into legitimate versions of Android games and apps--mostly distributed via third-party app stores in China.


Lookout believes Geinimi is capable of receiving commands from a central server, and it can collect and transmit user data. There is also the posibility that Geinimi might be setting up the infrastructure required for a botnetLookout also believes there is a possibility that Geinimi could be laying the groundwork for an Android botnet.


How do you protect yourself?

• Don't install apps from untrusted third-party application markets
• Don't enable Android's 'install from unknown sources' setting
• Install a free anti-malware
• AVG for Andriod
• Creative Apps Antivirus
• NetQin Antivirus
• Lookout Mobile Security

Via Download Squad

Image via Lookout Mobile Security