There are over 2.5 billion Android users worldwide and that makes Android devices a lucrative target for malicious hackers and cybercriminals. In 2016, Dr.Web, a Russian anti-virus company spotted an Android malware dubbed Android.Xiny.5260 which at that time had not only infected millions of Android devices but also made it to over 60 gaming apps on Play Store.
However, 3 years later as 2019 came to an end, Android.Xiny.5260’s system monitoring routine software present on devices started detected changes in a file named /system/lib/libc.so which is a very important Linux library. When researchers investigated, it was found that these files belonged to the Android.Xiny malware family discovered back then.
Currently, though, we know that this Android malware only infects devices running Android version 5.1 or lower which would make up about 25% of the market equating to approximately half a billion smartphones.
This trojan operates by installing applications unauthorizedly, a similarity found between it and a range of other viruses out there. Hence, it would earn through ways such as displaying ads within those newly installed apps or by participating in “pay-per-install referral programs.”
However, the concerning part is that it is very difficult to get rid of it. As detailed by researchers, the application’s APK file is set to read-only which although results in the application itself being deleted, it re-appears once you r ..
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