
A new Android malware, specifically a Monero-mining one, was uncovered by the security experts from Trend Micro. This malware can furtively use an Android device’s computing power to mine Monero. This Monero-mining malware was detected as “ANDROIDOS_HIDDENMINER” but simply referred to as “HiddenMiner”. The mechanisms of this malware include app’s self-protection and persistence that could hide from unknown users and abuse the Device Administrator feature which is a technique seen…