Old school rooting method for Android devices (mainly Gingerbread but some earlier devices). Chainfire is a legit dev, also one of the main Android devs, highly respected in that scene. The methods of gaining root often trigger antivirus, even newer methods (e.g. towelroot by geohot).
On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 9:44 AM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > That's a developer forum and you caught the actual source code for the > malware probably from someone that knowingly requested it. It wasn't an "in > the wild" infection. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Rory Conaway" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Monday, June 1, 2015 1:50:52 AM > *Subject: *[AFMUG] Gingerbreak Exploit > > > Barracuda caught my first instance of Gingerbreak on some Android > device. I’ll track it down tomorrow and see what type of device but this > is the first Android virus I’ve seen. > > > > This email is from the Barracuda Web Filter. We have detected and blocked > the download of: VIRUS Andr.Exploit.Gingerbreak-1 > > from the server:dl-1.va.us.xda-developers.com > > with the > URL:http://dl-1.va.us.xda-developers.com/5/7/8/7/7/3/GingerBreak_exploit_source_from_APKv1.2.zip > > > > Looks like those boys have a server set up in the US now unless this is a > false alarm. > > > > *Rory Conaway **• Triad Wireless •** CEO* > > *4226 S. 37th Street • Phoenix • AZ 85040* > > *602-426-0542 <602-426-0542>* > > *[email protected] <[email protected]>* > > *www.triadwireless.net <http://www.triadwireless.net/>* > > > > *“You may be an engineer if your idea of good interpersonal communication > means getting the decimal point in the right place.” – Unknown* > > >
