Fully Undetectable Remote Access Trojan: Android
Akshitasinh Chauhan · International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology · 2019
Android is the one of the fastest growing and most popular operating system for all the smart phones.With over 80 percent market share, Android is the most prevailing player in the mobile platform and people are switching to it with its every update.As popularity and usability for Android is growing with every minute, cybercriminals are targeting android devices with malicious programs, as smart phones are often used as a tool to pay online, and for storing sensitive information about the user.Remote Access Tool (RAT) allows a potentially malicious user (intruder) to remotely control the system.A Remote Access Trojan is remote control software which installed on a smart phone, will allow a remote computer to take control of it.A RAT allows an attacker to remotely control a computing system and usually consists of a server unnoticeably running and listening to definite TCP/UDP ports on the victim's system as well as a client acting as the interface between the server and the attacker.The most common means of infection is through installing games, email attachments or downloading applications from unverified third party.The developer of the malware usually uses various fully undetectable techniques in order to make the malware unsuspicious to the users.These often implanted in lawful programs through RAT-endorsed procedures.They are stealthily planted and help gain access of victim's phone, through patches, games, E-mail attachments, or even in legitimate-looking binaries.Once installed, RATs perform their unpredicted or even unauthorized operations and use an array of techniques to hide their traces to remain undetectable and stay on victim systems for the long haul.In this paper, our objective is to demonstrate how we can create our own Remote Access Trojan software/Trojan followed by a detailed explanation of the construction, deployment and working of the RAT software, which can be used by law enforcement agencies to spy on suspicious people.The biggest advantage about creating your own RAT is that it is fully undetectable and you can add whichever features you desire.