"New Sneaky Xamalicious Android Malware Hits Over 327,000 Devices"
"New Sneaky Xamalicious Android Malware Hits Over 327,000 Devices"
Xamalicious is a new Android backdoor that can perform various malicious actions on infected devices. The malware discovered by the McAfee Mobile Research Team was created using an open-source mobile app framework called Xamarin. It exploits the operating system's accessibility permissions to achieve its goals. It can also gather metadata about the compromised device and contact a command-and-control (C2) server to retrieve a second-stage payload, but only after determining whether it meets the criteria.