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S0321 HummingWhale

HummingWhale is an Android malware family that performs ad fraud. 1

Item Value
ID S0321
Associated Names
Type MALWARE
Version 1.1
Created 25 October 2017
Last Modified 11 December 2018
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Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
mobile T1472 Generate Fraudulent Advertising Revenue HummingWhale generates revenue by displaying fraudulent ads and automatically installing apps. When victims try to close the ads, HummingWhale runs in a virtual machine, creating a fake ID that allows the perpetrators to generate revenue.1

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