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HummingWhale

HummingWhale is an Android malware family that performs ad fraud. [1]

ID: S0321
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Type: MALWARE
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Platforms: Android
Version: 1.1
Created: 25 October 2017
Last Modified: 11 December 2018
Mobile Layer
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Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
Mobile T1472 Generate Fraudulent Advertising Revenue

HummingWhale generates revenue by displaying fraudulent ads and automatically installing apps. When victims try to close the ads, HummingWhale runs in a virtual machine, creating a fake ID that allows the perpetrators to generate revenue.[1]

References

  1. Dan Goodin. (2017, January 23). Virulent Android malware returns, gets >2 million downloads on Google Play. Retrieved January 24, 2017.