New Android Malicious Program helps to mount DDOS Attack

The Russian antivirus vendor Doctor Web has found a new Android malicious program. Which allows hacker groups to carry out Distributed-denial-of-service(DDOS) attacks. It is also capable of sending sms based on the command received from the hacker.

This malicious program works in the background without your knowledge. Once it is installed it will get activated and program will start searching for its command and control center and sends out information about your device there.


Dubbed theAndroid.DDoS.1.origin, creates an application icon, similar to that of Google Play. If the user decides to use the fake icon to access Google Play, the application will be launched and once the malicious program  is launched, it transmits the victim's phone number to hackers and then waits for next SMS instruction from hackers.

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