Android Trojan steals user data

Security company Lookout Mobile Security has discovered what it calls one of the most sophisticated smartphone Trojan.

Dubbed Geinimi, the Android Trojan, appeared in China and is capable of taking a significant amount of personal data and sending it to remote servers, claims the company. Once the malware is installed on a user's smartphone, it has the potential to receive commands from a remote server that allow the owner of that server to control the phone.

According to Lookout, Geinimi displays botnet-like qualities and is the most powerful wireless malware it has seen. So far, infected programmes have only been seen on various Chinese app stores.