Researchers dubbed the Android spying component pre-loaded with WinSpy as GimmeRat, that allow hackers to control the victims’ device by using their own phone remotely over SMSs, or alternatively through a Windows-based controller. The new Android components also smooth the ways for surveillance of the target and there are three different applications that are part of the new Android surveillance package. The latest surge in Android-based RATs such as Dendroid and AndroRAT shows a spike in the interest of malicious actors to control mobile devices.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2014/03/windows-spy-tool-equipped-with-android.html