{"id":3473,"date":"2017-01-06T11:55:16","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T16:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/?p=3473"},"modified":"2017-01-06T11:59:48","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T16:59:48","slug":"new-android-trojan-malware-poses-threat-to-routers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/new-android-trojan-malware-poses-threat-to-routers\/","title":{"rendered":"New Android Trojan Malware Poses Threat to Enterprises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/files\/2015\/06\/Malware-in-the-Enterprise-Where-Does-it-Come-From.jpg\" alt=\"Malware in the Enterprise Where Does it Come From\" \/>A\u00a0new brand of Trojan malware is on the loose and it\u2019s targeting routers. If infected, this malware can take control of your company&#8217;s wireless network.<\/p>\n<p>The new malware is being called Switcher Trojan, and it leverages those using an Android device. Switcher takes traffic from infected devices connected to a wireless network, and sends it directly to a cyber-criminal, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/this-android-infecting-trojan-malware-uses-your-phone-to-attack-your-router\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zdnet.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/securelist.com\/blog\/mobile\/76969\/switcher-android-joins-the-attack-the-router-club\/\">Kaspersky Lab<\/a> researchers say Android malware hasn\u2019t been used in this type of hack before. To start, the attacker reportedly tries to get into the router\u2019s admin interface with a long and predefined list of log-in credentials. Once a cyber criminal gets their hands on those, Switcher changes the Domain Name Servers (DNS) settings of the router in order to re-route DNS queries. Plus, the hackers would then have the ability to watch the network\u2019s traffic.<\/p>\n<p>About 1,280 Wi-Fi networks have been affected with Switcher Trojan, Zdnet.com reported. Therefore, all of the users on those networks were put at risk.<\/p>\n<p>The worst part about this malware: even if an attack is detected, it is often hard to get rid of the infection due to backup servers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A successful attack can be hard to detect and even harder to shift: the new settings can survive a router reboot, and even if the rogue DNS is disabled, the secondary DNS server is on hand to carry on,&#8221; Kaspersky Lab Cybersecurity Researcher Nikita Buchka told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/this-android-infecting-trojan-malware-uses-your-phone-to-attack-your-router\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zdnet.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This malware has only targeted internet users in China so far, but its predicted goal is to conjure a much larger reach utilizing two methods. One is to mask itself as a mobile client for a Chinese search engine and the other is centered around a Chinese mobile app that allows users to share network information.<\/p>\n<p>If you think you\u2019re at risk, change the default login and password on your network router.<\/p>\n<p>Google did not respond to Zdnet&#8217;s request for a comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget\"><div class=\"aside-card\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a class=\"speedbump-1\" href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1682\" title=\"MDM Buyer's Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/files\/2019\/02\/mobility-bg-speedbump.jpg\" alt=\"Download Link to MDM Buyer's Guide\" width=\"800\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0new brand of Trojan malware is on the loose and it\u2019s targeting routers. 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