Trojan:SymbOS/MultiDropper
Summary
Multidropper is a trojan-dropper that operates on Symbian Series 60 2nd Edition devices.
It drops and runs other malware components on the compromised device.
Removal
Disinfection for cases when phone cannot start up
CAUTION This method will remove all data on the device, including calendar and phone numbers.
- Power off the phone
- Hold the following three buttons down - "answer call" + "*" + "3"
- Keep holding down the buttons and power on the phone
- Depending on the model, you will either get text that reads "formatting" or a start-up dialog that asks for the initial phone settings
- Your phone is now formatted and can be used again
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Technical Details
Trojan:SymbOS/MultiDropper is a family of trojan-droppers. The following details refer to variant MultiDropper.A.
MultipleDropper.A
Trojan:SymbOS/Multidropper.A is distributed as a SIS file. It drops Worm:SymbOS/CommWarrior.Z; Worm:SymbOS/Beselo.D; and Trojan:SymbOS/Kiazha.A onto the compromised device.
All of the dropped malware components are set to run on installation. The interaction of the various component malware is aiming to ransom money from the user.
- Malware attempts to sign the user up to a QQ account
- It also forwards SMS messages and data gathered from the phoneto the number defined by the malware author
- Incoming and outgoing SMS are deleted
- After a delay a warning message is displayed, telling the user to send money to the malware author to repair the phone
For the further details of malware functionality see detailed descriptions of included malware components:
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