In this blog post we'll be looking at a new type of malware for Android phones that encrypts important files and demands the user pay a ransom to regain access to their phone.
This is the first reported case of ransomware being used on smartphones so I'm keen to find out more about this new malicious app.
I want to understand what this ransomware does and how it restricts the phone user from accessing files on their SD card. I'll be providing a step-by-step dissection of the malware to provide a clear explanation of how this app carries out its malicious activities.
So before we start the dissection let's look at exactly what Simplelocker is and where it came from.
more here.........http://securehoney.net/blog/how-to-dissect-android-simplelocker-ransomware.html#.U585hvldWSo
This is the first reported case of ransomware being used on smartphones so I'm keen to find out more about this new malicious app.
I want to understand what this ransomware does and how it restricts the phone user from accessing files on their SD card. I'll be providing a step-by-step dissection of the malware to provide a clear explanation of how this app carries out its malicious activities.
So before we start the dissection let's look at exactly what Simplelocker is and where it came from.
more here.........http://securehoney.net/blog/how-to-dissect-android-simplelocker-ransomware.html#.U585hvldWSo