The Godless Android malware είναι ένα εξελιγμένο κακόβουλο λογισμικό που έχει την δυνατότητα να λάβει απομακρυσμένες εντολές για να κατεβάσει και να εγκαταστήσει applications on mobile devices, without the user's knowledge. In other words, it has a command and control center (C&C).
So malicious software can easily serve malicious ads, but if you think about the number of infected devices (almost a million) connected to 4G networks, LTE can also offer a serious firepower for a botnet.
According to Verizon, 4G LTE speeds are between 5-12 Mbps while upload speeds are between 2-5 Mbps. Today, Android and other smartphones have access to connections 4G that offer more bandwidth than most people have in their homes or businesses.
Doing the deeds, a million devices that have access to 2-5 Mbps to send data, could theoretically generate between 2 and 5 terabits of traffic, per second. Just imagine that traffic being directed into a DDoS attack.
Botnets creators who are made for DDoS attacks are constantly looking for new ways to increase the impact of their attacks. Botnets made up of Android devices are real and frighteningly like an idea, but their creators have gone even further than mobile devices. For example, alarm systems, TVs, or any other Android running device could become part of a botnet.
All an attacker has to do is find a way to implant malicious code (which could take the form of an application) on one of these Android devices, paving the way for the devices to communicate in command and control centers. required to launch "coordinated" DDoS attacks. Of course Godless Android malware (or some other very common malware) can give the attacker the opportunity for such attacks.
So Godless Android malware that has the ability to remotely and rooting on the device could not only use mobile devices for DDoS attacks but could also affect any device connected to an 4G LTE network such as alarm systems in home, emergency, etc.
Unfortunately for those who do not like horror stories, this scenario can become a very real reality and the mobile industry should be ready to provide the right defense.
