While Lookout isn't certain of Geinimi's intent, the company believes it to be capable of receiving commands from a central server, and that the trojan can also collect and transmit a significant amount of user data. Lookout also believes there is a possibility that Geinimi could be laying the groundwork for an Android botnet.
As Lookout points out, it's easy enough to protect yourself:
- Don't install apps from untrusted third-party application markets
- Don't enable Android's "install from unknown sources" setting
- Install a good anti-malware app on your device
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Sophisticated Android Geinimi Trojan appears in the wild originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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