# Hummingbad

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{{Short description|Android Malware, discovered in February 2016}}
'''HummingBad''' is [Android malware](/source/Linux_malware) created by Chinese advertising company, Yingmob. It was discovered by [Check Point](/source/Check_Point) in February 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.checkpoint.com/2016/02/04/hummingbad-a-persistent-mobile-chain-attack/|title=HummingBad: A Persistent Mobile Chain Attack|date=4 February 2016|work=checkpoint.com|accessdate=9 October 2016}}</ref>

Researchers from Check Point said the malware installs more than 50,000 fraudulent apps each day, displays 20 million malicious advertisements, and generates more than $300,000 per month in revenue.<ref name="arstechnica1">{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/07/virulent-auto-rooting-malware-takes-control-of-10-million-android-devices/|title=10 million Android phones infected by all-powerful auto-rooting apps|date=2016-07-07|publisher=Ars Technica|author=Dan Goodin - Jul 7, 2016 5:50 pm UTC|accessdate=2016-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.checkpoint.com/2016/07/01/from-hummingbad-to-worse-new-in-depth-details-and-analysis-of-the-hummingbad-andriod-malware-campaign/|title=From HummingBad to Worse: New In-Depth Details and Analysis of the HummingBad Android Malware Campaign|date=2016-07-01|website=Check Point Blog|access-date=2016-10-09}}</ref> The research pointed out the Yingmob group, previously accused of being responsible for the Yispecter iOS malware, as being responsible for the attack.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2015/10/yispecter-first-ios-malware-attacks-non-jailbroken-ios-devices-by-abusing-private-apis/|title=YiSpecter: First iOS Malware That Attacks Non-jailbroken Apple iOS Devices by Abusing Private APIs - Palo Alto Networks Blog|date=2015-10-04|newspaper=Palo Alto Networks Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-09}}</ref>

The malware infected more than 10 million Android devices worldwide, most of which were located in China and India and were running outdated versions of Android.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goodin |first1=Dan |title=10 million Android phones infected by all-powerful auto-rooting apps |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/07/virulent-auto-rooting-malware-takes-control-of-10-million-android-devices/ |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us |date=7 July 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [Botnet](/source/Botnet)
* [Brain Test](/source/Brain_Test)
* [Computer virus](/source/Computer_virus)
* [Dendroid (Malware)](/source/Dendroid_(Malware))
* [File binder](/source/File_binder)
* [Individual mobility](/source/Individual_mobility)
* [Malware](/source/Malware)
* [Mobile operating system](/source/Mobile_operating_system)
* [Trojan horse (computing)](/source/Trojan_horse_(computing))
* [Worm (computing)](/source/Worm_(computing))
* [Zombie (computer science)](/source/Zombie_(computer_science))
}}
==References==
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Category:Spyware
Category:Cybercrime in India

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