Trojan Gets Into Android Groove

Trojan uses LiveCD for Android running on x86 platforms as bait

With the growing interest in testing the new Android OS on x86 platforms, cybercriminals are looking to exploit vulnerable users wanting to install the operating system on their PCs. A piece of malware is hosted by a fake webpage, imitating the original Android LiveCD one, and offering the �hunted� software.

Identified by BitDefender as Trojan.Generic.KD.13718, this piece of malware affects only Windows platforms and contains malicious or potentially unwanted software which it drops and installs on the system. Frequently, it installs a backdoor which allows remote, clandestine access to the infected system. This backdoor may then be used by cybercriminals to upload and install additional malicious or potentially unwanted software on the captured system.

The complete story, including pictures, can be found on the Bitdefender Malware City blog.

In order to stay safe, BitDefender recommends you to install and update a complete antimalware software solution on your system. And if you want to test software, make sure you download it from the official producer�s website.