It appears the app was first detected on a Nexus 5 using Check Point's Mobile Threat Prevention System. Eleven Paths, a Telefonica-owned company, found links to may other pieces of malware, based on the id used to access Umeng, Internet domains accessed by the apps and shared jpg and png images. The malware is thought to have been written by Chinese actor, according to Shaulov of Check Point, based on the use of a packing/obfuscation tool from Baidu. The malware turned out to include a rootkit, the revelation being described as "more cunning than first thought".
Tim Erin of Tripwire said the "Bypassing the vetting processes of Apple and Google is the keystone in a mobile malware campaign." After the first removal on 24 August 2015 the software was reintroduced using an obfuscation technique. īrain Test was uploaded on two occasions ( and ), starting in August 2015, both times Google's " Bouncer" failed to detect the malware. Check Point described Brain Test as "A new level of sophistication in malware". Brain Test was discovered by security firm Check Point and was available in the Google Play app store until 15 September 2015.
Brain Test was a piece of malware masquerading as an Android app that tested the users IQ.
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