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{{Short description|Android Malware, discovered in February 2016}}
'''HummingBad''' is [[Linux malware|Android malware]], discovered by [[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>

In July 2016, researchers from security firm Check Point Software 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 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>

[[Lookout (company)|Lookout]] claimed the HummingBad malware was also a part of the [[Shedun]] family, however, these claims were refuted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.elevenpaths.com/2016/07/another-month-another-new-rooting.html|title=Another month, another new rooting malware family for Android|work=elevenpaths.com|accessdate=9 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.checkpoint.com/2016/07/11/diy-attribution-classification-depth-analysis-mobile-malware/|title=DIY Attribution, Classification, and In-depth Analysis of Mobile Malware|date=11 July 2016|work=checkpoint.com|accessdate=9 October 2016}}</ref>

The most infected region was Asia which included China, India, Philippines, Indonesia and Turkey as the top countries.<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==

{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
* [[Botnet]]
* [[Brain Test]]
* [[Computer virus]]
* [[Dendroid (Malware)]]
* [[File binder]]
* [[Individual mobility]]
* [[Malware]]
* [[Mobile operating system]]
* [[Trojan horse (computing)]]
* [[Worm (computing)]]
* [[Zombie (computer science)]]
}}
==References==
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[[Category:Spyware]]
[[Category:Cybercrime in India]]

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