Highly Advanced SpyDealer Malware Can Root One in Four Android Devices

7th July 2017 By Catalin Cimpanu
 
Security experts have discovered a brand new Android trojan that features a broad range of features that allow it to root Android devices, steal data from over 40 apps, and geo-track phone owners.
 
Named SpyDealer, the trojan only recently came to light, but researchers say they tracked activity surrounding this new threat going back to October 2015.
 
During their investigation, experts from Palo Alto Networks say they uncovered 1,046 distinct SpyDealer samples. Of all the samples they've discovered, experts say three versions are still deployed in the wild today: v1.9.1, v1.9.2, and v1.9.3.
 
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