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S0293 BrainTest

BrainTest is a family of Android malware. 1 2

Item Value
ID S0293
Type MALWARE
Version 1.0
Created 25 October 2017
Last Modified 15 April 2022
Navigation Layer View In ATT&CK® Navigator

Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
mobile T1645 Compromise Client Software Binary BrainTest uses root privileges (if available) to copy an additional Android app package (APK) to /system/priv-app to maintain persistence even after a factory reset.2
mobile T1407 Download New Code at Runtime Original samples of BrainTest download their exploit packs for rooting from a remote server after installation.2
mobile T1404 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Some original variants of BrainTest had the capability to automatically root some devices, but that behavior was not observed in later samples.2
mobile T1643 Generate Traffic from Victim BrainTest provided capabilities that allowed developers to use compromised devices to post positive reviews on their own malicious applications as well as download other malicious applications they had submitted to the Play Store.2
mobile T1406 Obfuscated Files or Information BrainTest stores a secondary Android app package (APK) in its assets directory in encrypted form, and decrypts the payload at runtime.2

References

  1. Andrey Polkovnichenko and Alon Boxiner. (2015, September 21). BrainTest – A New Level of Sophistication in Mobile Malware. Retrieved December 21, 2016. ↩

  2. Chris Dehghanpoor. (2016, January 6). Brain Test re-emerges: 13 apps found in Google Play Read more: Brain Test re-emerges: 13 apps found in Google Play. Retrieved December 21, 2016. ↩↩↩↩↩↩