Mobile Malware Hits Google Play, Hundreds of Users Affected

We've recently, intercepted, yet, another, mobile, malware, variant, affecting, Google Play, with, the, cybercriminals, behind, it, exposing, its, users, to, a, multi-tude, of, malicious, software.

In this post, we'll profile, the campaign, provide malicious MD5s, expose, the, infrastructure, behind it, and, discuss, in-depth, the, tactics, techniques, and procedures, of, the, cybercriminals, behind it.

Malicious MD5s used in the campaign:
MD5: 7f55e0b91f5151328e779a3a425fc241
MD5: 91139d1dfa5df1f18c7f40192b2c49ce

Once executed, a, sample, phones, back, to, the, following, C&C, server:
hxxp://mob-stats.com - 5.149.252.2

Known C&C server, used, in, the, campaign:
hxxp://update-sys-android.com/upd.php - 192.99.99.186

Once executed, a, sample, malware, phones, back, to, the, following, C&C, servers:
hxxp://counter.wapstart.ru - 185.127.149.76; 81.19.95.17
hxxp://goalez.com - 91.219.195.3; 91.219.194.43; 91.219.194.8

Known to have phoned back to the same C&C server (185.127.149.76; 81.19.95.17), are, also, the, following, malicious, MD5s:
MD5: c8afecd653d4b0b7ea48de13d6001a31
MD5: bfdb43b0f44a986c2cb495c38746cd23

Once executed, a, sample, malware, phones, back, to, the, following C&C servers:
hxxp://kingwar.mgates.ru - 148.251.154.17
hxxp://counter.wapstart.ru - 185.127.149.76

Known, to, have, phoned, back, to, the, same, malicious, C&C, server (91.219.195.3), are, also, the following, malicious, MD5s:
MD5: 3ad15daf656a06bf850ea6973192ae47
MD5: 117b8362a54ece041307a136aceeb92c
MD5: 4dbdfaf3e8f5a09a7a4b82024f1c1072
MD5: 1521e73bb153f31015ab037f979602bc
MD5: 25318484bab66e0e8762c9fc5a1f888d

Once executed, a, sample, malware, phones, back, to, the, following, C&C servers:
hxxp://forces.may-trade.ru - 185.82.216.58
hxxp://plusfiles.890m.com - 91.219.195.3

Known to have been downloaded from the same malicious C&C server IP (91.219.194.8) are also the following malicious MD5s:
MD5: 31ad2a5a5d02e6c5e55817386b8eec01
MD5: 0815607c938c4f2088569be34ff57141
MD5: f629111b34e8e4d97ee26d2c6b19db96
MD5: 29d87de6b476fc1a873962ae04bbe206
MD5: a27158c55555ff2953e0a54a9996713d

Known to have phoned back to the same malicious C&C server IP (91.219.194.43), are, also, the, following, malicious, MD5s:
MD5: 76dd60b9f406be3b808db6fca2d856ff
MD5: ad33371a2495a0f9236c988f7024edb1

Once executed, a, sample, malware, phones, back, to, the, following, C&C server IPs:
hxxp://mu.sanek.com - 208.73.211.168
hxxp://muforum.info - 91.219.194.43
hxxp://best-hoster-group.ru - 91.219.193.252
hxxp://best-hoster.ru - 91.219.193.252
hxxp://freeller.net - 91.219.193.254
hxxp://hostagent.ru - 77.222.40.254
hxxp://ksdnewr.com - 192.64.147.242

We'll continue, monitoring, the, campaign, and post, updates, as soon, as new, developments, take, place.