Android super-malware discovered – Is Google’s platform in peril? | ExtremeTech | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Kaspersky Labs claims Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a is the most sophisticated piece of Android malware it has seen, and could signal a new era in Android threats.

 

But a newly detected Trojan targeting Google’s platform looks more like an advanced Windows virus than Android malware. It exploits multiple previously unknown vulnerabilities in the mobile OS, uses complex code obfuscation techniques, and blocks uninstall attempts.