Did you know that there is a mining app that allows Android app to mine virtual currency without permission

ByMike Sullivan

Many virtual currenciesBitcoin(Mining) by calculating a hash function using a computer in accordance with the bit coin (bit coin) is adopted. Although mining requires a lot of power, it is clarified that some of Android apps mine the virtual currency by secretly borrowing the power of the user who installed the application.

Mobile Malware Mines Dogecoins and Litecoins for Bitcoin Payout? | Security Intelligence Blog | Trend Micro
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/mobile-malware-mines-dogecoins-and-litecoins-for-bitcoin-payout/

Antivirus software company'sTrend MicroIs an official blog, "I have an application that mined virtual currency using the power of a mobile terminal without permission from the user in Android applications", with the name of the application.

The named applications are the following two.

Songss - Android application on Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.originalsongs321


Prized - Real Rewards & Prizes - Android application on Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.socialtokenmobile.prized.android


According to Trend Micro, these apps have virtual currency "Litecoin"When"DogecoinIt was said that he was mining. Please note that these two apps have already been removed from Google Play and can not be downloaded at this time.

In addition to the above two applications, Trend Micro also offers mining to universal applications such as "Football Manager Handheld" and "TuneIn Radio"ANDROIDOS_KAGECOIN.HBTB"We also checked the example that redistributed with malware called in, and we announced that we changed the mobile advertisement part to hide malicious code about mining here. Also, by February 17 thousands of Dogecoins were also mined by these malware.


With the unauthorized mining application, mining is executed in the background without the user's knowledge, so the mobile terminal abnormally heats up or the battery suddenly decreases, but some that minely slide during charging It is said that there is.

Trend Micro should not think that all apps have been verified just because it is published on Google Play, but users are alarming that it is necessary to examine the reliability of the app more carefully I will.