This is a new malware based on Dirty COW: ZNIU (CEV-2016-5195). Dirty Cow allows the root escalation privileges very easy.
This is the first time Android platform is affected by this ZNIU (Trend Micro's name). users get infected by visiting porn sites and only its affecting users from china.
Trend Micro:
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/zniu-first-android-malware-exploit-dirty-cow-vulnerability/
Sample ZNIU
https://github.com/fs0c131y/Android-Malwares/tree/master/ANDROIDOS_ZNIU
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