Question

DroidDream malware that hit the Android Market in 2011 is an example of:

Answer 1

The droiddream malware is an example of a malware attack.The earlier attack, which launched the original DroidDream malware, forced Google to remove about 50 tainted apps from the market. Droid dream transfers information from the phone to the remote command as well as the control centre which include IMEI,language, country ,IMSI and device model . Research has revealed that droidream is a form of zombie agent that can put in place various applications while executing code with root preferences of choice. Moreover it is applies an exploit to acuire permissions and make assumptions of virtual control over the infected smartphone.